Building costs and market: the latest CBS figures
Building costs for new homes, August 2026: +5.0% compared with a year earlier. This figure is provisional. CBS table 85728NED
Building costs for new homes
CBS (Statistics Netherlands) measures how expensive labour and materials are for building new homes. The year 2021 is 100.
| Part | Index (2021 = 100) | Change compared with a year earlier | Status at CBS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 129.4 | +5.0% | provisional |
| Labour | 128.3 | +4.8% | provisional |
| Materials | 130.4 | +5.1% | provisional |
Do not add labour and materials together. According to CBS, labour and total are final up to and including 2025, and materials up to and including March 2026. CBS table 85728NED
Bankruptcies in construction
In September 2026, 68 construction businesses and sole traders were declared bankrupt. This figure is provisional.
| Month | Number | Status at CBS |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 68 | provisional |
| August 2026 | 50 | revised provisional |
| July 2026 | 45 | final |
| June 2026 | 57 | final |
| May 2026 | 39 | final |
| April 2026 | 37 | final |
The last two months are provisional. CBS gives no bankruptcy rate in this table. CBS table 82244NED
Vacancies in construction
In Q2 2026 there were 73 vacancies per 1,000 jobs in construction. This figure is provisional.
| Quarter | Vacancies per 1,000 jobs | Status at CBS |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 73 | provisional |
| Q1 2026 | 74 | provisional |
| Q4 2025 | 75 | provisional |
| Q3 2025 | 79 | provisional |
This is not a number of vacancies. According to CBS, figures from 2017 on are provisional and will not be made final. CBS table 80567ned
Sources
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS, Statistics Netherlands), open data, licence CC BY 4.0. Retrieved by AstraNL on 20 October 2026.
Data as of 20 October 2026.
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