The building and construction cost indexes for ENR’s individual cities use the same components and weighting as those for the 20-city national indexes. The city indexes use local prices for portland cement and 2 X 4 lumber and the national average price for structural steel. The city’s BCI uses local union wages, plus fringes, for carpenters, bricklayers and iron workers. The city’s CCI uses the same union wages for laborers.
ENR Cost Indexes in DENVER (1978-2011)
1913=100 BCI %CHG CCI %CHG
1978 Dec. 1692.06 +7.5 2564.77 +9.0
1979 Dec. 1831.81 +8.3 2739.14 +6.8
1980 Dec. 1880.46 +2.7 2947.14 +7.6
1981 Dec. 2066.42 +9.9 3200.57 +8.6
1982 Dec. 2213.70 +7.1 3445.70 +7.7
1983 Dec. 2440.68 +10.3 3690.22 +7.1
1984 Dec. 2185.17r -10.5 3106.45r -15.8
1985 Dec. 2229.40 +2.0 3316.24 +6.8
1986 Dec. 2355.81 +5.7 3503.37 +5.6
1987 Dec. 2374.39 +0.8 3506.95 +0.1
1988 Dec. 2252.48 -5.1 3538.26 +0.8
1989 Dec. 2277.59 +1.1 3641.78 +2.9
1990 Dec. 2321.28 +2.8 3668.20 +1.3
1991 Dec. 2375.26 +2.3 3715.34 +1.3
1992 Dec. 2438.39 +2.7 3833.64 +3.2
1993 Dec. 2573.90 +5.6 4012.02 +4.7
1994 Dec. 2608.72 +1.4 4008.74 -0.1
1995 Dec. 2661.49 +2.0 4087.82 +2.0
1996 Dec. 2887.49 +8.5 4334.09 +6.0
1997 Dec. 2865.25 -0.8 4329.24 -0.1
1998 Dec. 2863.92 -0.1 4470.35 +3.3
1999 Dec. 2901.28 +1.3 4498.45 +0.6
2000 Dec. 3060.54 +5.5 4766.74 +6.0
2001 Dec. 2985.37 -2.5 4663.08 -2.2
2002 Dec. 2925.15 -2.0 4744.30 +1.7
2003 Dec. 3104.91 +6.2 5015.43 +5.7
2004 Dec. 3568.42 +14.9 5450.34 +8.7
2005 Jan. 3566.25 +15.4 5448.16 +9.0
  Feb. 3560.31 +14.4 5442.22 +8.3
  March 3558.31 +9.4 5440.22 +5.2
  April 3589.56 +9.0 5471.47 +5.0
  May 3595.00 +3.9 5476.91 +1.8
  June 3605.25 +3.8 5487.16 +1.7
  July 3595.92 +3.4 5477.84 +1.5
  August 3569.69 +2.4 5451.61 +0.9
  Sept. 3611.04r +2.0 5501.86r +1.5
  Oct. 3600.99 +1.7 5491.80 +1.3
  Nov. 3633.49 +1.8 5524.30 +1.4
  Dec. 3660.74 +2.6 5551.55 +1.9
2006 Jan. 3672.02 +3.0 5562.83 +2.1
  Feb. 3670.02 +3.1 5560.83 +2.2
  March 3665.29 +3.0 5556.10 +2.1
  April 3669.62 +2.2 5560.44 +1.6
  May 3661.32 +1.8 5552.14 +1.4
  June 3672.12 +1.9 5562.93 +1.4
  July 3690.42 +2.6 5581.24 +1.9
  Aug. 3697.42 +3.6 5588.24 +2.5
  Sept. 3707.91 +2.7 5689.52 +3.4
  Oct. 3724.90 +3.4 5706.51 +3.9
  Nov. 3724.90 +3.4 5706.51 +3.9
  Dec. 3732.70 +2.0 5714.30 +2.9
2007 Jan. 3725.43 +1.5 5707.04 +2.6
  Feb. 3724.93 +1.5 5706.54 +2.6
  Mar. 3727.43 +1.7 5709.04 +2.8
  Apr. 3730.18 +1.7 5711.79 +2.7
  May 3764.50 +2.8 5766.64 +3.9
  June 3765.50 +2.5 5767.64 +3.7
  July 3775.26 +2.3 5777.41 +3.5
  Aug. 3768.56 +2.1 5770.70 +3.4
  Sept. 3766.30 +1.6 5768.45 +1.4
  Oct. 3767.30 +1.1 5769.45 +1.1
  Nov. 3767.30 +1.1 5769.45 +1.1
  Dec. 3744.81 +0.3 5746.96 +0.6
2008 Jan. 3748.74 +0.6 5750.88 +0.8
  Feb. 3741.12 +0.4 5743.27 +0.6
  Mar. 3757.12 +0.8 5759.27 +0.9
  Apr. 3760.17 +0.8 5762.32 +0.9
  May 3779.42 +0.4 5781.57 +0.3
  June 3816.84 +1.4 5818.99 +0.9
  July 3886.59 +3.0 5888.74 +1.9
  Aug. 3890.02 +3.2 5892.17 +2.1
  Sept. 4071.24 +8.1 6027.92 +4.5
  Oct. 4065.99 +7.9 6022.67 +4.4
  Nov. 4033.80 +7.8 5990.48 +4.3
  Dec. 3979.06 +6.3 5935.74 +3.3
2009 Jan. 3965.02 +5.8 5921.70 +3.0
  Feb. 3950.77 +5.6 5907.45 +2.9
  Mar. 3953.27 +5.2 5909.95 +2.6
  Apr. 3951.52 +5.1 5908.20 +2.5
  May 3978.21 +5.3 5900.70 +2.1
  June 3963.77 +3.9 5886.26 +1.2
  July 3954.83 +1.8 5877.32 –0.2
  Aug. 3955.60 +1.7 5878.09 –0.2
  Sept. 3947.13 –3.1 5869.62 –2.6
  Oct. 3947.82 –2.9 5870.31 –2.5
  Nov. 3948.07 –2.1 5870.56 –2.0
  Dec. 3977.19 –0.1 6343.19 +6.9
2010 Jan. 3975.44 +0.3 6341.44 +7.1
  Feb. 3984.75 +0.9 6326.81 +7.1
  Mar. 3993.82 +1.0 6335.89 +7.2
  Apr. 3995.82 +1.1 6337.89 +7.3
  May 4007.57 +0.7 6349.64 +7.6
  June 4024.32 +1.5 6366.39 +8.2
  July 4093.16 +3.5 6384.85 +8.6
  Aug. 4093.66 +3.5 6805.35 +15.8
  Sept. 4093.66 +3.7 6375.35 +8.6
  Oct. 4100.21 +3.9 6391.90 +8.9
  Nov. 4108.71 +4.1 6400.40 +9.0
  Dec. 4105.46 +3.2 6397.15 +0.9
2011 Jan. 4091.89 +2.9 6383.58 +0.7
  Feb. 4123.64 +3.5 6835.33 +8.0