-- Quotable Value (QV) 週二發布的報告顯示，儘管中東衝突導致燃油價格上漲帶來巨大壓力，但紐西蘭的建築成本通膨仍相對可控。 最新的 CostBuilder 月報顯示，4 月份基礎材料價格和貿易價格均較上月平均上漲 0.3%。然而，柴油價格飆升，季增 37.6%，自 2 月以來累計上漲近 110%，持續推高建築成本，尤其是在燃油密集工程領域。 報告指出，由於柴油價格上漲，樁基和拆除成本分別上漲了 1.6% 和 1.3%。此外，柴油價格上漲也導致場地準備成本上漲 2.2%，地基結構成本上漲 1.9%。 QV CostBuilder發言人兼工料測量師馬丁·比塞特表示：“燃料與其他投入要素的不同之處在於，它廣泛滲透到建築流程的各個環節——從現場機械到運輸和材料——因此其影響往往是隨著時間的推移而逐漸累積，而不是一次性顯現。” 比塞特補充道：“關鍵在於價格壓力正在不斷增加，即使目前尚未完全反映在成本上漲的總額中。”
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