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2007 BCIS Asia Survey is now under way

18 April 2007
BCIS

BCIS ASIA BUILDING CONSTRUCTION SURVEY 2007 NOW UNDER WAY

BCIS is now undertaking its second Asia Building Construction Survey. The goal is to provide property professionals and clients worldwide with ongoing authoritative and independent information on a very dynamic and increasingly influential region of the world.

The survey will again include country/market specific information on:

·         Movement trends in:

-Overall output and output in 10 benchmark construction sectors

-total Input cost and three key subsidary input cost catergories: Tradepersons Wages, Professionals' Wages and Materials.   

·        Reports on experience of availability of labour generally, construction professionals generally, and six categories of skilled labour.

·         Costs/m2 for10 benchmark building types.

·         Labour costs for four labour categories: unskilled, semi-skilled, skilled labour and foremen.

·         Materials resource costs for 16 key materials

·         Inter-market comparisons of the above information including an Average Building Exchange Rate and an Affordability Index.

The year on year data collection will permit BCIS to generate a range of useful indices.

This year’s survey has been expanded to seek information on more markets and questions have been added on anticipated changes in input costs and output prices. 

Would you like to participate?

Survey respondents receive a Summary Report of the key findings relating to the markets surveyed.

Can provide information on one or more of the following markets?

Brunei

Indonesia

 Pakistan

 Sri Lanka

China

Japan

 Philippines

 Taiwan

Hong Kong 

Macao

 Singapore

 Thailand

India

Malaysia 

 South Korea

 Vietnam

BCIS encourage you to complete our online survey questionnaire 

To participate click here

Replies remain confidential and will not be connected to individuals or individual organisations, but please enter your contact details so BCIS can forward a Summary Report when available.

 For further information email Erik Winterkorn at BCIS (ewinterkorn@bcis.co.uk)

 Press enquires please contact: jcoker@bcis.co.uk