-- Quotable Value (QV) 周二发布的报告显示，尽管中东冲突导致燃油价格上涨带来巨大压力，但新西兰的建筑成本通胀仍相对可控。 最新的 CostBuilder 月度报告显示，4 月份基础材料价格和贸易价格均较上月平均上涨 0.3%。然而，柴油价格飙升，环比上涨 37.6%，自 2 月份以来累计上涨近 110%，持续推高建筑成本，尤其是在燃油密集型工程领域。 报告指出，由于柴油价格上涨，桩基和拆除成本分别上涨了 1.6% 和 1.3%。此外，柴油价格上涨还导致场地准备成本上涨 2.2%，地基结构成本上涨 1.9%。 QV CostBuilder发言人兼工料测量师马丁·比塞特表示：“燃料与其他投入要素的不同之处在于，它广泛渗透到建筑流程的各个环节——从现场机械到运输和材料——因此其影响往往是随着时间的推移而逐渐累积，而不是一次性显现。” 比塞特补充道：“关键在于价格压力正在不断增加，即使目前尚未完全反映在成本上涨的总额中。”
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