Open Price Index

First we separate the products. Then we calculate the index.

A converted shipping container, a stand-alone factory-built block and a module for a multi-module shift worker camp are different product classes. We do not combine them in a single price basket.

3separate product classes
0blended "average prices" across classes
quarterlyfrequency of recording comparable line items
≥3independent manufacturers desirable for a class market index
Classification

Three baskets instead of one

Q3 2026 remains the base observation period, but we are not yet publishing an overall index for multi-module systems until we have collected a sufficient sample of genuinely comparable solutions.

Class A

Converted shipping container

A 20/40-foot sea or rail ISO container adapted for accommodation, an office, storage or a sanitary room. This is a separate segment and not an equivalent of a factory-built module for a shift worker camp.

Class B

Stand-alone factory-built block container

A purpose-made frame-and-panel block for a single room. It may be a quality product, but on its own it does not yet constitute a system for a multi-module building.

How offers from KAZKONT and other suppliers are treated

Items based on 20/40-foot shipping containers belong to class A and are excluded from the index of modules for shift worker camps and multi-module buildings. Stand-alone frame-and-panel blocks are counted in class B until a structural system for multi-module assembly is confirmed.

Methodology

How the change will be calculated

01

We record the line item

Size, product name, configuration and source.

02

We do not change the basket retroactively

A new product is added as a separate series and does not replace the old item.

03

We compare quarter to quarter

Each product class gets its own base only once a comparable basket has been formed.

04

We keep the history

Old values and source references remain published.

Why this is more useful than an average price

Even identical 6×2,4 m dimensions do not make products comparable. First we record the product class and scope of supply, then we compare identical line items over time.