Construction output volume decreased by 2.1% in April
The volume of construction output, based on raw data, was 2.1% lower in April 2020 compared to the high base of the previous year. Output of the two main groups of construction decreased: in the construction of buildings by 1.4%, in civil engineering by 2.8%. Based on seasonally and working day adjusted indices construction output lessened by 1.3% compared to the March data.
In April 2020, compared to the same month of the previous year:
The volume of output decreased in both main groups of construction: in the construction of buildings by 1.4% and in civil engineering by 2.8% compared to the high base of last year.
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 specialised 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.
In the first four months of 2020, compared to the same period of the previous year:
Construction output lessened by 0.7%.
Output of construction
| Period | Output of construction | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 103.5 | 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 | 153.4 | 106.2 | 189.0 |
| February | 140.6 | 100.0 | 156.5 | 102.0 | 230.4 | |
| March | 167.4 | 144.7 | 159.4 | 101.9 | 334.3 | |
| April | 139.7 | 130.3 | 154.0 | 96.6 | 303.1 | |
| May | 127.3 | 153.2 | 151.4 | 98.3 | 359.0 | |
| June | 119.2 | 171.9 | 152.1 | 100.5 | 406.1 | |
| July | 133.5 | 170.4 | 167.2 | 109.9 | 405.3 | |
| August | 108.7 | 165.4 | 151.1 | 90.4 | 392.0 | |
| September | 118.2 | 201.7 | 158.4 | 104.8 | 479.5 | |
| October | 120.8 | 184.8 | 162.5 | 102.6 | 445.3 | |
| November | 107.3 | 176.8 | 155.0 | 95.4 | 431.5 | |
| December | 102.7 | 185.9 | 150.1 | 96.8 | 454.9 | |
| 2020 | January | 99.0 | 80.9 | 152.6 | 101.7 | 199.6 |
| February | 105.3 | 105.3 | 162.7 | 106.7 | 263.3 | |
| March | 96.6 | 139.8 | 154.3 | 94.8 | 350.5 | |
| April | 97.9 | 127.6 | 152.2 | 98.7 | 319.8 | |
| January–April | 99.3 | 113.4 | 155.4 | x | 1136.8 | |