Construction output volume decreased by 2.5% in January
The volume of construction output, based on raw data was 2.5% lower in January 2020 than a year earlier. The two main groups of construction developed inversely: in the construction of buildings production went down by 4.4%, in civil engineering works it grew by 1.5%. Based on seasonally and working day adjusted indices construction output increased by 0.9% compared to the December data.
In January 2020, compared to the same month of the previous year:
The volume of output of the two main groups of construction developed inversely: in the construction of buildings it decreased by 4.4%, in civil engineering grew by 1.5%.
Output volume lessened in all divisions of construction. Production decreased in the construction of buildings by 0.8%, and by 1.0% in civil engineering. Specialised construction output decreased by 4.0%.
The volume of new contracts rose by 8.2%, within it the volume of new contracts concluded for the construction of buildings was 13.8% higher, and for civil engineering was 22.0% lower than one year earlier. High-value contracts regarding industrial buildings and railway renovation were concluded in January.
The volume of the end of January stock of contracts at construction enterprises was 14.7% lower than at the end of January 2019. The volume of contracts increased by 9.3% for the construction of buildings and was 24.5% less for civil engineering works.
Output of construction
Period | Output of construction | |||||
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volume indices | value at current prices, billion HUF | |||||
original | seasonally and working day adjusted | |||||
corresponding period of the previous year =100.0% | 2015 = 100.0% | previous month = 100.0% | ||||
2016 | 81,2 | 81,1 | 80,5 | x | 1 812,7 | |
2017 | 129,7 | 105,2 | 103,6 | x | 2 491,5 | |
2018 | 121,3 | 127,5 | 126,0 | x | 3 321,3 | |
2019 | 121,7 | 155,6 | 156,0 | x | 4 430,4 | |
2019. | January | 123,8 | 81,7 | 154,5 | 106,8 | 189,0 |
February | 140,6 | 100,0 | 160,1 | 103,6 | 230,4 | |
March | 167,4 | 144,7 | 158,1 | 98,8 | 334,3 | |
April | 139,7 | 130,3 | 151,3 | 95,7 | 303,1 | |
May | 127,3 | 153,2 | 150,7 | 99,6 | 359,0 | |
June | 119,2 | 171,9 | 151,7 | 100,7 | 406,1 | |
July | 133,5 | 170,4 | 167,0 | 110,1 | 405,3 | |
August | 108,7 | 165,4 | 151,0 | 90,4 | 392,0 | |
September | 118,2 | 201,7 | 158,4 | 104,9 | 479,5 | |
October | 120,8 | 184,8 | 162,7 | 102,7 | 445,3 | |
November | 107,3 | 176,8 | 155,3 | 95,4 | 431,5 | |
December | 102,7 | 185,9 | 150,3 | 96,8 | 454,9 | |
2020. | January | 97,5 | 79,7 | 151,8 | 100,9 | 199,6 |