UK construction material prices, repair and maintenance
The official monthly index of what building materials cost in the UK for repair and maintenance work, the costs behind refurbishment jobs.
Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade · Monthly · Index, 2015 = 100 · Updated 4 November 2026
Source: Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, Building materials and components statistics. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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| Period | Reading | On the month | On the year |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 (p) | 168.7 | +0.4% | +6.2% |
| August 2026 (p) | 168.1 | +0.4% | +5.9% |
| July 2026 (p) | 167.4 | +0.1% | +5.5% |
| June 2026 | 167.2 | +1.9% | +6.0% |
| May 2026 | 164.1 | +0.9% | +4.5% |
| April 2026 | 162.6 | +1.5% | +4.2% |
| March 2026 | 160.2 | +0.8% | +2.9% |
| February 2026 | 159 | +0.3% | +2.8% |
| January 2026 | 158.6 | -0.1% | +3.5% |
| December 2025 | 158.8 | +0.3% | +4.0% |
| November 2025 | 158.4 | -0.6% | +3.7% |
| October 2025 | 159.3 | +0.3% | +4.4% |
| September 2025 | 158.8 | +0.1% | +3.6% |
Readings marked p are provisional and may be revised by DBT.
Changes are worked out from the published values and can differ slightly from the publisher's own rates.
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