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Year Old Index New Index
One-Family House Price Per m3 kr. Index Number 1939 - 100 Four-family House Price Per m3 kr. Five-family Houses and larger Price Per m3 kr.
1945 237.93 .357 340.82 306.74
1946 258.03 388 370.41 333.37
1947 288.94 434 414.33 372.90
1948 302.83 455 434.37 390.93
1949 318.24 478 456.33 410.70
1950 350.87 527 503.ll 452.80
1951 448.34 674 643.45 579.11
1952 525.72 790 754.19 678.77
1953 533.47 801 764.69 688.22
1954 555.72 835 797.15 717.44
1955 601.85 904 863.02 776.72
No index is available for other types of buildings. The con-
struction cost of buildings other than dwellings has therefore been
estimated as a fixed percentage of the construction cost of four-
family dwellings. This percentage varies with the type of buildings
as shown in the following table:
Percentage of
Building Cost of
Four-Fpiily Dwellings
Factories, Workshops, Warehouses 40
Cattle Barns 36
Silos 32
Sheep Sheds 28
Hay Barns 24
Manure Pits and Sheds 20
Machinery Sheds 16