According to the National Institute of Statistics’ press release, compared to the previous month, in July 2019, the volume of construction works increased, as gross series, by 2.9% and rose, as adjusted series according to the number of working days and to seasonality, by 4.0%.
Furthermore, compared to the corresponding month of the previous year, the volume of construction works rose both as gross series and as adjusted series according to the number of working days and to seasonality, by 41.0% and by 38.7%, respectively.
Compared to the 1.I-31.VII.2018 period, in the 1.I-31.VII.2019 period, the volume of construction works increased, as gross series, by 26.0% and rose, as adjusted series according to the number of working days and to seasonality, by 18.8%.
July 2019 compared to June 2019 – the volume of construction works increased overall, as gross series, by 2.9%, an increase reflected in new construction works (+5.3%). There were decreases in maintenance and current repair works (-2.4%) and in capital repair works (-2.1%). By construction objects, the gross series shows rises in the volume of engineering works (+6.3%) and residential buildings (+3.3%). The volume of construction works dropped for non-residential buildings (-3.4%).
The volume of construction works increased overall, as adjusted series according to the number of working days and to seasonality, by 4.0%, an increase reflected in maintenance and current repair works (+13.5%) and in new construction works (+1.7%). The volume of capital repair works fell by 0.5%. By construction objects, the adjusted series according to the number of working days and to seasonality shows rises in the volume of construction works for engineering works (+8.2%) and for residential buildings (+4.9%). A decrease (-5.8%) was reported for non-residential buildings.
July 2019 compared to July 2018 – the volume of construction works increased overall, as gross series, by 41.0%. By structure elements, increases were reported for new construction works (+48.9%), for maintenance and current repair works (+37.2%) and for capital repair works (+4.9%). By construction objects, the gross series shows rises in the volume of construction works as follows: for engineering works (+45.7%), for residential buildings (+45.2%) and for non-residential buildings (+30.1%).
The volume of construction works rose, as adjusted series according to the number of working days and to seasonality, by 38.7%. By structure elements, there were rises in new construction works (+45.6%), in maintenance and current repair works (+41.5%) and in capital repair works (+0.1%). By construction objects, the adjusted series according to the number of working days and to seasonality shows increases in the volume of construction works for residential buildings (+44.1%), for engineering works (+37.4%) and for non-residential buildings (+29.2%).
For further information: National Institute of Statistics – Construction works