Building material index 0.2-3.9% up in January for Peninsula

KUALA LUMPUR: The Building Materials Cost Index (BCI) with and without steel bars had increased between 0.2 and 3.9 per cent month-on-month for all building categories in January for Peninsular Malaysia.

Department of Statistics Malaysia (DoSM) chief statistician Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Uzir Mahidin said the same trend can be seen for Sabah and Sarawak which increased between 0.1 and 3.9 per cent and 0.1 and 3.4 per cent respectively.