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Friday, March 28, 2008
Annual 2006 (final) and the annual 2007 (preliminary)

Construction costs for distribution systems increased  3.5% in 2007. The increase in the material component for this period (+6.5%) was the major contributor to this change. The final 2006 data for distribution systems represented an advance of 6.6% over 2005.

Construction costs for the transmission line system series rose 3.9% in 2007 compared with a 4.0% increase for all of 2006. The transmission line component climbed 2.9% during the same period in 2007, while in 2006 there was a 4.2% annual gain. The rise in prices of materials (+4.7%) significantly contributed to this increase. The substation component rose by 4.5% in 2007, following a 3.8% increase the previous year. The station equipment subcomponent posted the largest gain (+5.3%).

Available on CANSIM: table 327-0011.

Definitions, data sources and methods: survey number 2316.

The fourth quarter 2007 issue of Capital Expenditure Price Statistics (62-007-XWE, free) will be available in April.

For more information or to enquire about the concepts, methods or data quality of this release, contact the Client Services Unit (toll-free 1-866-230-2248; 613-951-9606; fax: 613-951-1539; prices-prix@statcan.gc.ca) or Adrian Fisher (613-951-9612; adrian.fisher@statcan.gc.ca), Prices Division.