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<table border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" bgcolor="#000000"><tr><td><table bgcolor="#000000" border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="1"><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" colspan="7" bgcolor="#000066" ><b> <font color="#FFFFFF">Building costs: Offices and industrial (&#8364;/m&#178;)</font></b></td></tr><tr><td align="center" bgcolor="#e4edf8" class="tm11"><b> </b></td><td colspan=3 align="center" bgcolor="#e4edf8" class="tm11"><b>City-centre heated offices</b></td><td colspan=3 align="center" bgcolor="#e4edf8" class="tm11"><b>City-centre air-conditioned office</b></td></tr><tr><td align="center" bgcolor="#6699CC" class="tm11"><b> </b></td><td align="center" bgcolor="#6699CC" class="tm11"><b>&#8364;/m&#178;</b></td><td align="center" bgcolor="#6699CC" class="tm11"><b>&#8364;/m&#178;</b></td><td align="center" bgcolor="#6699CC" class="tm11"><b>floors*</b></td><td align="center" bgcolor="#6699CC" class="tm11"><b>&#8364;/m&#178;</b></td><td align="center" bgcolor="#6699CC" class="tm11"><b>&#8364;/m&#178;</b></td><td align="center" bgcolor="#6699CC" class="tm11"><b>floors*</b></td></tr><tr><td align="center" bgcolor="#6699CC" class="tm11"><b>Country</b></td><td align="center" bgcolor="#6699CC" class="tm11"><b>low</b></td><td align="center" bgcolor="#6699CC" class="tm11"><b>high</b></td><td align="center" bgcolor="#6699CC" class="tm11"><b>(typical)</b></td><td align="center" bgcolor="#6699CC" class="tm11"><b>low</b></td><td align="center" bgcolor="#6699CC" class="tm11"><b>high</b></td><td align="center" bgcolor="#6699CC" class="tm11"><b>(typical)</b></td></tr><tr><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">BELGIUM</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">1,400</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">2,126</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11"> </td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">1,870</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">2,501</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11"> </td></tr><tr><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">CYPRUS</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">1,047</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">1,464</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11"> </td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">1,244</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">1,745</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11"> </td></tr><tr><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">CZECH REPUBLIC</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">682</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">1,023</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">6</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">751</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">1,195</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">6</td></tr><tr><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">FINLAND</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">1,350</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">1,700</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">5</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">1,480</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">1,801</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">5</td></tr><tr><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">FRANCE</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">1,650</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">2,200</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11"> </td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">2,300</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">2,950</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11"> </td></tr><tr><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">GERMANY</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">900</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">1,275</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">5</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">1,180</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">1,660</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">5</td></tr><tr><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">GREECE</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">1,000</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">2,196</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11"> </td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">1,138</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">2,501</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11"> </td></tr><tr><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">HUNGARY</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">591</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">789</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">6</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">710</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">849</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">8</td></tr><tr><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">IRELAND</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">1,801</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">2,801</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">5</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">1,950</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">2,801</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">5</td></tr><tr><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">ITALY</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">1,099</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">1,400</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">8</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">1,300</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">2,151</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">8</td></tr><tr><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">NETHERLANDS</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">1,179</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">1,430</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">6</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">1,441</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">1,913</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">8</td></tr><tr><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">POLAND</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">616</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">1,006</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11"> </td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">804</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">1,256</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11"> </td></tr><tr><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">ROMANIA</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">485</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">685</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">5</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">750</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">900</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">7</td></tr><tr><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">SLOVAKIA</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">466</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">723</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">5</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">594</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">905</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">8</td></tr><tr><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">SPAIN</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">N/A</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">N/A</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11"> </td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">1,020</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">1,550</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">10</td></tr><tr><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">SWEDEN</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">1,041</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">1,353</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">5</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">1,457</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">1,768</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">5</td></tr><tr><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">UNITED KINGDOM</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">1,581</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">2,049</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">7</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">1,903</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">3,294</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">8</td></tr><tr><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">ARGENTINA</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">N/A</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">N/A</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11"> </td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">N/A</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">N/A</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11"> </td></tr><tr><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">AUSTRALIA &#185;</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">N/A</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">N/A</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11"> </td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">1,359</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">1,967</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">17</td></tr><tr><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">BRAZIL</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">N/A</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">N/A</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11"> </td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">578</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">656</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">20</td></tr><tr><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">CHINA</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">N/A</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">N/A</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11"> </td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">561</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">845</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">35</td></tr><tr><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">HONG KONG</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">N/A</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">N/A</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11"> </td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">1,069</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">1,432</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11"> </td></tr><tr><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">INDIA</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">224</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">467</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">10</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">280</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">505</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">10</td></tr><tr><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">INDONESIA</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">N/A</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">N/A</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11"> </td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">275</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">427</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11"> </td></tr><tr><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">ISRAEL</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">N/A</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">N/A</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11"> </td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">606</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">688</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">7</td></tr><tr><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">JAPAN</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">N/A</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">N/A</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11"> </td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">1,603</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">2,170</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">15</td></tr><tr><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">LEBANON</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">512</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">615</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">14</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">555</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">666</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">14</td></tr><tr><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">MALAYSIA</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">N/A</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">N/A</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11"> </td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">249</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">486</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11"> </td></tr><tr><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">NEW ZEALAND</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">N/A</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">N/A</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11"> </td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">1,404</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">1,638</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11"> </td></tr><tr><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">PHILIPPINES</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">N/A</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">N/A</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11"> </td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">423</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">549</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">30</td></tr><tr><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">QATAR</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">N/A</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">N/A</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11"> </td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">807</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">1,111</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">25</td></tr><tr><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">SAUDI ARABIA</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">N/A</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">N/A</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11"> </td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">774</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">1,320</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">7</td></tr><tr><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">SINGAPORE</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">N/A</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">N/A</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11"> </td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">874</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">1,064</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">25</td></tr><tr><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">SOUTH AFRICA</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">N/A</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">N/A</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11"> </td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">618</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">892</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">10</td></tr><tr><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">SRI LANKA</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">161</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">198</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">4</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">208</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">234</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">4</td></tr><tr><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">SULTANATE OF OMAN</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">N/A</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">N/A</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11"> </td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">487</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">843</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11"> </td></tr><tr><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">UNITED ARAB EMIRATES</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">N/A</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">N/A</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11"> </td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">675</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">802</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">24</td></tr><tr><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">VIETNAM</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">N/A</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">N/A</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11"> </td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">672</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">833</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11"> </td></tr><tr><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">USA &#178;</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11"> </td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11"> </td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11"> </td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">2,850</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">5,466</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11"> </td></tr><tr><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">CARIBBEAN &#179;</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11"> </td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11"> </td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11"> </td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">1,687</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">2,413</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">5</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="middle" colspan="7" bgcolor="#333333" class="tm4"><font color="#FFFFFF">* Typical number of storeys has only been provided where identifiied by local offices</font></td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="middle" colspan="7" bgcolor="#333333" class="tm4"><font color="#FFFFFF">&#185; Australia figures are an average for Melbourne and Sydney</font></td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="middle" colspan="7" bgcolor="#333333" class="tm4"><font color="#FFFFFF">&#178; USA figures are taken from the New York office only</font></td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="middle" colspan="7" bgcolor="#333333" class="tm4"><font color="#FFFFFF">&#179; Caribbean figures are an average for the Cayman Islands and the British Virgin Islands</font></td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" colspan="7" bgcolor="#000066" class="tm12"><b><font color="#FFFFFF"> Building type definitions</font></b></td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="middle" colspan="7" bgcolor="#333333" class="tm4">City-centre heated office&#160;Self-contained building of a size and height typical of major cities in country; building costs include for accommodation to a good finish with raised floors, carpet, suspended ceilings, heating, lighting and power, but excluding partitioning</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="middle" colspan="7" bgcolor="#333333" class="tm4">Air-conditioned office&#160;Self-contained building of a size and height typical of major cities in country; building costs include for accommodation to a good finish with raised floors, carpet, suspended ceilings, air-conditioning, lighting and power, but excluding partitioning</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="middle" colspan="7" bgcolor="#333333" class="tm4">Factories, warehouses, industrial&#160;Large, single storey unit of steel portal frame and profiled aluminium cladding, with an eaves height of at least 6 m, on an out-of-town site, finished to a basic shell with services and heating to the office space (approx 5% of area)</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="middle" colspan="7" bgcolor="#333333" class="tm4">Out-of-town business park&#160;Self-contained low-rise building in a campus location. Costs include for high quality cladding and accommodation to a good finish with raised floors, carpet, suspended ceilings, air-conditioning, lighting and power, but excluding partitioning</td></tr></table></td></tr></table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" bgcolor="#000000"><tr><td><table bgcolor="#000000" border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="1"><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" colspan="7" bgcolor="#000066" ><b> <font color="#FFFFFF">Building costs: Offices and industrial (&#8364;/m&#178;)</font></b></td></tr><tr><td align="center" bgcolor="#e4edf8" class="tm11"><b> </b></td><td colspan=3 align="center" bgcolor="#e4edf8" class="tm11"><b>City-centre heated offices</b></td><td colspan=3 align="center" bgcolor="#e4edf8" class="tm11"><b>City-centre air-conditioned office</b></td></tr><tr><td align="center" bgcolor="#6699CC" class="tm11"><b> </b></td><td align="center" bgcolor="#6699CC" class="tm11"><b>&#8364;/m&#178;</b></td><td align="center" bgcolor="#6699CC" class="tm11"><b>&#8364;/m&#178;</b></td><td align="center" bgcolor="#6699CC" class="tm11"><b>floors*</b></td><td align="center" bgcolor="#6699CC" class="tm11"><b>&#8364;/m&#178;</b></td><td align="center" bgcolor="#6699CC" class="tm11"><b>&#8364;/m&#178;</b></td><td align="center" bgcolor="#6699CC" class="tm11"><b>floors*</b></td></tr><tr><td align="center" bgcolor="#6699CC" class="tm11"><b>Country</b></td><td align="center" bgcolor="#6699CC" class="tm11"><b>low</b></td><td align="center" bgcolor="#6699CC" class="tm11"><b>high</b></td><td align="center" bgcolor="#6699CC" class="tm11"><b>(typical)</b></td><td align="center" bgcolor="#6699CC" class="tm11"><b>low</b></td><td align="center" bgcolor="#6699CC" class="tm11"><b>high</b></td><td align="center" bgcolor="#6699CC" class="tm11"><b>(typical)</b></td></tr><tr><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">BELGIUM</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">1,400</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">2,126</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11"> </td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">1,870</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">2,501</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11"> </td></tr><tr><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">CYPRUS</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">1,047</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">1,464</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11"> </td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">1,244</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">1,745</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11"> </td></tr><tr><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">CZECH REPUBLIC</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">682</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">1,023</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">6</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">751</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">1,195</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">6</td></tr><tr><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">FINLAND</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">1,350</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">1,700</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">5</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">1,480</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">1,801</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">5</td></tr><tr><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">FRANCE</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">1,650</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">2,200</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11"> </td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">2,300</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">2,950</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11"> </td></tr><tr><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">GERMANY</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">900</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">1,275</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">5</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">1,180</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">1,660</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">5</td></tr><tr><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">GREECE</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">1,000</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">2,196</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11"> </td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">1,138</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">2,501</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11"> </td></tr><tr><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">HUNGARY</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">591</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">789</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">6</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">710</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">849</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">8</td></tr><tr><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">IRELAND</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">1,801</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">2,801</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">5</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">1,950</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">2,801</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">5</td></tr><tr><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">ITALY</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">1,099</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">1,400</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">8</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">1,300</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">2,151</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">8</td></tr><tr><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">NETHERLANDS</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">1,179</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">1,430</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">6</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">1,441</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">1,913</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">8</td></tr><tr><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">POLAND</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">616</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">1,006</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11"> </td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">804</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">1,256</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11"> </td></tr><tr><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">ROMANIA</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">485</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">685</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">5</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">750</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">900</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">7</td></tr><tr><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">SLOVAKIA</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">466</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">723</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">5</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">594</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">905</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">8</td></tr><tr><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">SPAIN</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">N/A</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">N/A</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11"> </td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">1,020</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">1,550</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">10</td></tr><tr><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">SWEDEN</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">1,041</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">1,353</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">5</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">1,457</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">1,768</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">5</td></tr><tr><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">UNITED KINGDOM</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">1,581</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">2,049</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">7</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">1,903</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">3,294</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">8</td></tr><tr><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">ARGENTINA</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">N/A</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">N/A</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11"> </td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">N/A</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">N/A</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11"> </td></tr><tr><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">AUSTRALIA &#185;</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">N/A</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">N/A</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11"> </td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">1,359</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">1,967</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">17</td></tr><tr><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">BRAZIL</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">N/A</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">N/A</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11"> </td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">578</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">656</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">20</td></tr><tr><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">CHINA</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">N/A</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">N/A</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11"> </td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">561</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">845</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">35</td></tr><tr><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">HONG KONG</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">N/A</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">N/A</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11"> </td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">1,069</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">1,432</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11"> </td></tr><tr><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">INDIA</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">224</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">467</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">10</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">280</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">505</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">10</td></tr><tr><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">INDONESIA</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">N/A</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">N/A</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11"> </td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">275</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">427</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11"> </td></tr><tr><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">ISRAEL</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">N/A</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">N/A</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11"> </td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">606</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">688</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">7</td></tr><tr><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">JAPAN</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">N/A</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">N/A</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11"> </td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">1,603</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">2,170</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">15</td></tr><tr><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">LEBANON</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">512</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">615</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">14</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">555</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">666</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">14</td></tr><tr><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">MALAYSIA</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">N/A</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">N/A</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11"> </td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">249</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">486</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11"> </td></tr><tr><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">NEW ZEALAND</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">N/A</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">N/A</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11"> </td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">1,404</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">1,638</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11"> </td></tr><tr><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">PHILIPPINES</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">N/A</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">N/A</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11"> </td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">423</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">549</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">30</td></tr><tr><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">QATAR</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">N/A</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">N/A</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11"> </td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">807</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">1,111</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">25</td></tr><tr><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">SAUDI ARABIA</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">N/A</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">N/A</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11"> </td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">774</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">1,320</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">7</td></tr><tr><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">SINGAPORE</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">N/A</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">N/A</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11"> </td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">874</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">1,064</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">25</td></tr><tr><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">SOUTH AFRICA</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">N/A</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">N/A</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11"> </td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">618</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">892</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">10</td></tr><tr><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">SRI LANKA</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">161</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">198</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">4</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">208</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">234</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">4</td></tr><tr><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">SULTANATE OF OMAN</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">N/A</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">N/A</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11"> </td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">487</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">843</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11"> </td></tr><tr><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">UNITED ARAB EMIRATES</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">N/A</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">N/A</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11"> </td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">675</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">802</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">24</td></tr><tr><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">VIETNAM</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">N/A</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">N/A</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11"> </td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">672</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">833</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11"> </td></tr><tr><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">USA &#178;</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11"> </td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11"> </td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11"> </td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">2,850</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11">5,466</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="tm11"> </td></tr><tr><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">CARIBBEAN &#179;</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11"> </td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11"> </td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11"> </td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">1,687</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">2,413</td><td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tm11">5</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="middle" colspan="7" bgcolor="#333333" class="tm4"><font color="#FFFFFF">* Typical number of storeys has only been provided where identifiied by local offices</font></td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="middle" colspan="7" bgcolor="#333333" class="tm4"><font color="#FFFFFF">&#185; Australia figures are an average for Melbourne and Sydney</font></td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="middle" colspan="7" bgcolor="#333333" class="tm4"><font color="#FFFFFF">&#178; USA figures are taken from the New York office only</font></td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="middle" colspan="7" bgcolor="#333333" class="tm4"><font color="#FFFFFF">&#179; Caribbean figures are an average for the Cayman Islands and the British Virgin Islands</font></td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" colspan="7" bgcolor="#000066" class="tm12"><b><font color="#FFFFFF"> Building type definitions</font></b></td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="middle" colspan="7" bgcolor="#333333" class="tm4"><font color="#FFFFFF">City-centre heated office&#160;Self-contained building of a size and height typical of major cities in country; building costs include for accommodation to a good finish with raised floors, carpet, suspended ceilings, heating, lighting and power, but excluding partitioning</font></td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="middle" colspan="7" bgcolor="#333333" class="tm4"><font color="#FFFFFF">Air-conditioned office&#160;Self-contained building of a size and height typical of major cities in country; building costs include for accommodation to a good finish with raised floors, carpet, suspended ceilings, air-conditioning, lighting and power, but excluding partitioning </font></td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="middle" colspan="7" bgcolor="#333333" class="tm4"><font color="#FFFFFF">Factories, warehouses, industrial&#160;Large, single storey unit of steel portal frame and profiled aluminium cladding, with an eaves height of at least 6 m, on an out-of-town site, finished to a basic shell with services and heating to the office space (approx 5% of area)</font></td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="middle" colspan="7" bgcolor="#333333" class="tm4"><font color="#FFFFFF">Out-of-town business park&#160;Self-contained low-rise building in a campus location. Costs include for high quality cladding and accommodation to a good finish with raised floors, carpet, suspended ceilings, air-conditioning, lighting and power, but excluding partitioning</font></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

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Building costs: Offices and industrial (€/m²)
City-centre heated officesCity-centre air-conditioned office
€/m²€/m²floors*€/m²€/m²floors*
Countrylowhigh(typical)lowhigh(typical)
BELGIUM1,4002,126 1,8702,501
CYPRUS1,0471,464 1,2441,745
CZECH REPUBLIC6821,02367511,1956
FINLAND1,3501,70051,4801,8015
FRANCE1,6502,200 2,3002,950
GERMANY9001,27551,1801,6605
GREECE1,0002,196 1,1382,501
HUNGARY59178967108498
IRELAND1,8012,80151,9502,8015
ITALY1,0991,40081,3002,1518
NETHERLANDS1,1791,43061,4411,9138
POLAND6161,006 8041,256
ROMANIA48568557509007
SLOVAKIA46672355949058
SPAINN/AN/A 1,0201,55010
SWEDEN1,0411,35351,4571,7685
UNITED KINGDOM1,5812,04971,9033,2948
ARGENTINAN/AN/A N/AN/A
AUSTRALIA ¹N/AN/A 1,3591,96717
BRAZILN/AN/A 57865620
CHINAN/AN/A 56184535
HONG KONGN/AN/A 1,0691,432
INDIA2244671028050510
INDONESIAN/AN/A 275427
ISRAELN/AN/A 6066887
JAPANN/AN/A 1,6032,17015
LEBANON5126151455566614
MALAYSIAN/AN/A 249486
NEW ZEALANDN/AN/A 1,4041,638
PHILIPPINESN/AN/A 42354930
QATARN/AN/A 8071,11125
SAUDI ARABIAN/AN/A 7741,3207
SINGAPOREN/AN/A 8741,06425
SOUTH AFRICAN/AN/A 61889210
SRI LANKA16119842082344
SULTANATE OF OMANN/AN/A 487843
UNITED ARAB EMIRATESN/AN/A 67580224
VIETNAMN/AN/A 672833
USA ² 2,8505,466
CARIBBEAN ³ 1,6872,4135
* Typical number of storeys has only been provided where identifiied by local offices
¹ Australia figures are an average for Melbourne and Sydney
² USA figures are taken from the New York office only
³ Caribbean figures are an average for the Cayman Islands and the British Virgin Islands
Building type definitions
City-centre heated office Self-contained building of a size and height typical of major cities in country; building costs include for accommodation to a good finish with raised floors, carpet, suspended ceilings, heating, lighting and power, but excluding partitioning
Air-conditioned office Self-contained building of a size and height typical of major cities in country; building costs include for accommodation to a good finish with raised floors, carpet, suspended ceilings, air-conditioning, lighting and power, but excluding partitioning
Factories, warehouses, industrial Large, single storey unit of steel portal frame and profiled aluminium cladding, with an eaves height of at least 6 m, on an out-of-town site, finished to a basic shell with services and heating to the office space (approx 5% of area)
Out-of-town business park Self-contained low-rise building in a campus location. Costs include for high quality cladding and accommodation to a good finish with raised floors, carpet, suspended ceilings, air-conditioning, lighting and power, but excluding partitioning