Construction Sector Surges in August

Construction output volume, boosted by the civil engineering segment, increased by 21.9% year-on-year and by 14.0% compared to the previous month in August 2026, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) reports.

In August 2026, construction output volume, based on both raw and working-day adjusted data, was 21.9% higher than a year earlier. Among the main construction groups, output in the construction of buildings decreased by 9.6%, while that of civil engineering doubled (+102.4%). Based on seasonally and working-day adjusted indices, construction output was 14.0% higher than in July 2026.

In August 2026, compared to the same month of the previous year:
Output in the two main groups of construction changed oppositely, output in the construction of buildings decreased by 9.6%, while that of civil engineering doubled, i.e. increased by 102.4%.

Among the divisions of construction, output in the construction of buildings declined by 4.8%, while output in civil engineering increased by 183.6%. Output in specialized construction activities, having the largest weight within construction, was 6.0% lower than a year earlier. Taking into account the extremely low base, growth in the civil engineering division was driven by the expansion of 142.0% in the group of road and railway construction and that of 319.9% in utility projects, contributing 82.4 and 104.5 percentage points, respectively, to the performance of the division.

The volume of new contracts concluded lagged behind the one-year earlier level by 55.2%. Within this, the volume of contracts for the construction of buildings lessened by 13.8%, and that for civil engineering works decreased by 66.5%.

The volume of the end-of-August stock of contracts at construction enterprises was 11.4% lower than in August 2025. Within this, the volume of contracts for the construction of buildings increased by 5.0%, while that for civil engineering works decreased by 16.7%.