Compared to the same month of the previous year, the volume of output decreased in both main groups of construction: in the construction of buildings by 17.1% and in civil engineering by 8.9%.

Out of the divisions of construction, output went down by 26.4% in the construction of buildings, by 13% in civil engineering, specialized construction activities lessened by 3.1%.

The volume of new contracts concluded increased by 6%, within it the volume of new contracts for the construction of buildings rose by 16.5%, the volume regarding civil engineering works dropped by 5.5%.

The volume of the August end-of –month stock of contracts at construction enterprises was 18.4% lower than at the end of August 2019. The volume of contracts increased by 11.4% for the construction of buildings and decreased by 30.4% for civil engineering works compared to the previous year.

In the first eight months of 2020, construction output lessened by 10.4% compared to January-August 2019.