Building materials cost index in April up in tandem with higher steel prices

KUALA LUMPUR: The Building Material Cost Index (BCI) without steel bars and with steel bars has increased for all building categories between 0.1 and 3.6 per cent in April 2022 with Peninsular Malaysia between 0.6 and 3.4 per cent, Sabah between 0.1 and 2.4 per cent and Sarawak between 0.8 and 3.6 per cent, said the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DoSM).

Chief statistician Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Uzir Mahidin said BCI without steel bars for all regions in Peninsular Malaysia increased between 0.9 and 3.4 per cent for almost all building categories.