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Building Material Price Indices

ABS Producer Price Indexes

Building Material Price Indices - June 2026

Updated through June 2026

Charts 19, 21

Building Materials Price Index - Australia

Showing the latest 5 years through June 2026.

How to read the table: Percentage movement compares the latest published observation with the previous published observation and with the same period one year earlier.
ProductPrevious period
Mar 2026
Year on year
Jun 2025
Installed gas and electrical appliances-0.2%4.4%
Ceramic products0.6%3.3%
Timber, board and joinery0.7%2.8%
Structural Timber1.6%4.1%
Concrete, cement and sand1.7%2.8%
Other materials2.5%2.1%
Other metal products2.6%4.9%
Cement products2.6%4.9%
Steel products2.8%-1.2%
Plumbing Products4.8%5.6%
Reinforcing steel5.8%0.6%
Electrical equipment7.4%12.1%

Chart 19

Building Materials Price Index - Aust - Group A

Chart 21

Building Materials Price Index - Aust - Group B

Chart 23

Building Materials Price Index - Capital Cities

Showing the latest 5 years through June 2026.

How to read the table: Percentage movement compares the latest published observation with the previous published observation and with the same period one year earlier.
CityPrevious period
Mar 2026
Year on year
Jun 2025
Adelaide1.9%4.4%
Melbourne2.0%3.5%
Perth2.0%3.9%
Brisbane2.3%4.4%
Sydney2.3%3.5%

All data sourced from: ABS - Australian Bureau of Statistics.