Volume of construction output increased by 14.2% in April
The volume of construction output was 14.2% higher in April 2018 than a year earlier based on raw data. Output increased in both main groups of construction: in the construction of buildings by 7.0% and in civil engineering works by 24.9%. Based on seasonally and working day adjusted indices, construction output increased by 6.5% in April compared to the previous month.
In April 2018, compared to the same month of the previous year:
The volume of output increased in both main groups of construction: in the construction of buildings by 7.0% and in civil engineering works by 24.9%. In the construction of buildings group the increase was due to industrial constructions; in civil engineering it was due to road, - railway- and utility projects construction.
Out of the divisions of construction, output increased by 22.8% in the construction of buildings, by 23.7% in civil engineering and specialised construction activities grew by 2.7%.
The volume of new contracts rose by 47.0%, within this the volume of new contracts concluded in the construction of buildings increased by 35.4% and in the construction of civil engineering works by 54.5%. In April high value contracts were concluded - beside for office buidings, - for industrial and educational buildings construction. Within civil engineering works new contracts for utility and sewage plant constructions were significant.
At the end of April the volume of month-end stock of contracts at construction enterprises was 79.3% higher year on year. The volume of the stock of contracts was 3.8% higher for the construction of buildings and 115.6% higher for the construction of civil engineering works than a year earlier.
In January-April 2018, compared to the same period of the previous year:
Construction production rose by 17.5%.
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 previous year =100.0% | 2015 = 100.0% | previous month = 100.0% | ||||
2015 | 103.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | x | 2 171.7 | |
2016 | 81.2 | 81.1 | 81.1 | x | 1 812.7 | |
2017 | 129.6 | 105.1 | 105.1 | x | 2 494.8 | |
2017 | January | 117.1 | 46.4 | 87.1 | 101.8 | 90.3 |
February | 119.3 | 57.8 | 92.0 | 105.6 | 112.3 | |
March | 132.8 | 86.8 | 100.4 | 109.1 | 169.5 | |
April | 121.8 | 82.6 | 95.6 | 95.3 | 159.7 | |
May | 138.4 | 105.9 | 104.0 | 108.7 | 206.4 | |
June | 125.0 | 114.2 | 102.6 | 98.7 | 223.7 | |
July | 121.8 | 97.8 | 100.8 | 98.2 | 193.5 | |
August | 136.9 | 122.1 | 111.4 | 110.5 | 240.2 | |
September | 123.3 | 136.5 | 106.6 | 95.6 | 269.5 | |
October | 139.3 | 128.6 | 113.3 | 106.3 | 257.6 | |
November | 130.9 | 129.0 | 110.8 | 97.8 | 261.2 | |
December | 135.0 | 153.2 | 114.8 | 103.6 | 310.9 | |
2018 | January | 142.6 | 66.1 | 122.0 | 106.2 | 140.3 |
February | 126.4 | 73.1 | 115.6 | 94.8 | 154.6 | |
March | 101.4 | 88.0 | 103.6 | 89.6 | 186.8 | |
April | 114.2 | 94.3 | 110.3 | 106.5 | 199.1 | |
January-April | 117.5 | 80.4 | 112.9 | x | 680.8 |