Published on: 15 September 2023

Construction output volume increased by 3.4% year-on-year, out of the main construction groups the construction of buildings grew by 11.6%, that of civil engineering lessened by 5.0%

According to raw data the volume of construction output was over the previous year’s level by 3.4% in July 2023. Out of the main groups of construction the construction of buildings increased by 11.6%, that of civil engineering decreased by 5.0%. Based on seasonally and working day adjusted indices construction output was over the June level by 8.5%.

In July 2023 compared to the same month of the previous year:

Output of the two main groups of construction changed oppositely: the construction of buildings grew by 11.6%, that of civil engineering fell by 5.0%.

Among the divisions of construction, production grew by 14.1% in the construction of buildings, decreased by 2.1% in civil engineering. Production in specialised constructions rose by 0.3%.

The volume of new contracts concluded decreased 7.0%. Within it the volume of contracts for the construction of buildings was 11.7% higher, the volume regarding civil engineering declined by 24.5% compared to the July 2022 base.

The volume of the end-of-July stock of contracts at construction enterprises lessened by 24.4% year-on-year: within it the volume of contracts was up by 1.2% for the construction of buildings and decreased by 39.9% for civil engineering works.

In the first seven months of 2023 compred to the same period of the previous year:

Construction output decreased by 5.3%.

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%
201681.281.180.3x1 812.7
2017129.7105.2103.4x2 491.5
2018121.3127.5125.9x3 321.3
2019120.4153.9154.8x4 381.6
202090.3138.9140.5x4 240.4
2021112.1155.3154.5x5 330.6
2022101.6158.2159.16 779.8
2022January98.186.6154.391.5282.9
February143.2123.2180.5117.0399.5
March112.9161.8167.893.0527.0
April105.7128.6157.693.9440.5
May103.7151.8161.0102.1523.5
June88.6160.7151.694.2558.5
July98.8159.8155.8102.8578.3
August98.3151.9150.996.8547.6
September101.5189.8156.1103.5688.0
October93.2159.4148.595.2604.2
November105.5205.3164.6110.8784.9
December96.2219.5160.497.5844.8
2023January98.485.2152.595.1345.9
February85.8105.7153.8100.9426.0
March93.1150.6155.5101.1609.0
April92.8119.3147.594.9478.8
May92.2140.0149.2101.1566.0
June96.2154.5147.498.8629.8
July103,4165,2159.8108.5675,7
January-July94,7131,5152.2x3731,3