Based on seasonally and working day-adjusted indices, construction output increased by 1.7% in November compared to the previous month.
The decline in civil engineering works was primarily caused by the completion of works carried out using EU funds at the end of the preceding year, the KSH noted. Compared to the corresponding period of the previous year, the largest decrease was recorded in the output of utility construction enterprises in November, it added.
Of the branches of the construction industry, output in the division of construction of buildings was slightly up by 3.1%, but fell by 37.6% in civil engineering and by 6.6% in specialized construction activities, according to KSH data. The volume of new contracts was 28.2% lower than in the corresponding period of the previous year.
In the January-November period, the volume of construction output was 19.2% lower than during the equivalent period of 2015.
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