Malaysia Special Release 2 for Building and Structural Works October 2017

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1. EMBARGO : Only to be published or disseminated at 1200 hours, Friday, 10 November 2017 DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS MALAYSIA PRESS RELEASE Special Release 2 (For Building And Structural Works) October 2017 Peninsular Malaysia The Building Material Cost Index (BCI) (without steel bars and with steel bars) in all regions showed decreases in October 2017 as compared to the previous month. The unit price indices of building materials that showed changes in October 2017 as compared to the previous month are as follows:
2. Sabah The Building Material Cost Index (BCI) (without steel bars and with steel bars) in Sabah recorded increases for almost all categories of building on October 2017 as compared to the previous month. The changes in the unit price indices for building materials by region in Sabah are shown in Table 2. Sarawak The Building Material Cost Index (BCI) (without steel bars and with steel bars) in Kuching and Sibu showed increases for all categories of building in October 2017. In contrast, the BCI in Miri did not show any changes as compared to the previous month. The changes in the unit price indices for building materials by region in Sarawak are as follows: Notes: R.C. = Reinforced Concrete *Region: A = Pulau Pinang, Kedah and Perlis B = Perak C = Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur, Melaka, Negeri Sembilan and Selangor D = Johor E = Pahang F = Kelantan and Terengganu
3. RELEASED BY : THE OFFICE OF CHIEF STATISTICIAN MALAYSIA DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS, MALAYSIA 10 November 2017 Contact person: Ho Mei Kei Public Relation Officer Corporate and User Services Division Department of Statistics, Malaysia Tel : +603-8885 7942 Fax : +603-8888 9248 Email : mkho[at]stats.gov.my