Based on seasonally and working day-adjusted indices, construction output expanded by 1.1% in June compared to the previous month.
Growth in the construction of buildings in June was primarily the result of the construction of industrial and warehouse buildings and, to a lesser extent, sports facilities and educational buildings, the KSH noted. In the case of civil engineering works, output grew – apart from the low base factor – as a result of road and railway construction works.
Broken down further statistically into the individual divisions of construction, output increased by 17.8% in the construction of buildings, by 29.1% in civil engineering, and by 33.4% in specialized construction activities.
The volume of new contracts increased by 39.6% compared to the same period of the previous year. Within this, the volume of new contracts concluded grew by 26.8% for the construction of buildings and by 47.9% for civil engineering works.
As of the end of June, the volume of contracts of construction firms was 94.5% higher than the previous yearʼs low base. The volume of contracts was 41.0% higher for the construction of buildings and 126.8% higher for civil engineering works than a year earlier.
In the second quarter, construction producer prices rose by 4.6% compared to the corresponding period of the previous year. Construction prices increased quarter-on-quarter by 1.4%.
In January–June 2017, compared to the equivalent six-month period of the previous year, the volume of construction output grew by 27.0%, KSH data show.
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