Construction output volume increased by 24.4% in August
The volume of construction output was 24.4% higher in August 2018 than a year earlier based on raw data. Output increased in both main groups of construction: in the construction of buildings by 10.1% and in civil engineering works by 46.8%. Based on seasonally and working day adjusted indices construction output increased by 1.9% in August compared to the previous month.
In August 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 10.1% and in civil engineering works by 46.8%. In the construction of buildings the increase was due to industrial, commercial and dwelling constructions; in civil engineering projects road, - railway- and utility constructions continued to generate the growth.
Out of the divisions of construction, output increased by 19.6% in the construction of buildings, by 56.0% in civil engineering, and specialised construction activities grew by 9.8%.
The volume of new contracts increased by 4.3%, within this the volume of new contracts concluded in the construction of buildings increased by 13.5%, in the construction of civil engineering works the volume decreased by 4.4% year-on-year.
The volume of month-end stock of contracts at the end of August at construction enterprises was 58.8% higher year-on-year. The volume of the stock of contracts was 1.7% higher for the construction of buildings and 79.8% higher for the construction of civil engineering works than a year earlier.
In January-August 2018, compared to the same period of the previous year:
Construction production rose by 22.6%.
Output of construction
| Period | Output of construction | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 105.2 | x | 2 491.5 | |
| 2017 | January | 129.7 | 105.2 | 89.0 | 102.0 | 89.7 |
| February | 117.9 | 46.7 | 94.9 | 106.7 | 112.1 | |
| March | 120.7 | 58.5 | 97.3 | 102.5 | 169.3 | |
| April | 134.6 | 87.9 | 94.2 | 96.8 | 158.7 | |
| May | 121.0 | 82.1 | 102.6 | 109.0 | 205.8 | |
| June | 137.9 | 105.6 | 101.6 | 99.0 | 228.0 | |
| July | 127.5 | 116.4 | 98.0 | 96.5 | 188.0 | |
| August | 118.4 | 95.1 | 111.1 | 113.4 | 240.0 | |
| September | 136.7 | 122.0 | 107.5 | 96.7 | 271.3 | |
| October | 124.2 | 137.4 | 114.6 | 106.6 | 256.9 | |
| November | 139.0 | 128.3 | 113.4 | 99.0 | 262.3 | |
| December | 131.4 | 129.5 | 117.6 | 103.7 | 309.3 | |
| 2018 | January | 134.4 | 152.4 | 125.1 | 106.4 | 138.2 |
| February | 141.6 | 66.1 | 119.1 | 95.3 | 151.4 | |
| March | 124.2 | 72.7 | 98.3 | 82.5 | 185.4 | |
| April | 100.7 | 88.6 | 108.4 | 110.3 | 198.0 | |
| May | 114.2 | 93.7 | 118.1 | 109.0 | 259.4 | |
| June | 115.3 | 121.8 | 129.2 | 109.4 | 320.1 | |
| July | 138.0 | 131.2 | 135.0 | 104.5 | 284.6 | |
| August | 124.4 | 151.7 | 137.5 | 101.9 | 327.9 | |
| January–August | 122.6 | 109.4 | 121.3 | x | 1 864.9 | |