The volume of output decreased in both main groups of construction. In the construction of buildings, output decreased by 1.4% and in civil engineering by 2.8% compared to the high base of last year, KSH says.
Out of the divisions of construction, output volume went down by 2.2% in the construction of buildings, by 3.4% in civil engineering while specialized construction activities lessened by 0.8%.
The volume of new contracts increased by 3.9%, within it the volume of new contracts concluded for the construction of buildings was 4.7% higher, the volume for civil engineering works was 3.2% higher than one year earlier.
The volume of the April end-of-month stock of contracts at construction enterprises was 15.4% lower than at the end of April 2019. The volume of contracts increased by 5.9% for the construction of buildings and decreased by 24.3% for civil engineering works.
Based on seasonally and working-day adjusted indices, construction output lessened by 1.3% compared to March 2020. In the first four months of 2020, construction output decreased by 0.7% compared to the same period of the previous year.
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