Construction Output Volume Down Year on Year

The volume of construction output, based on raw data, was 21.0% lower in July 2020 compared to the high base of the previous year. Output decreased in both main groups of construction: in the construction of buildings by 18.8%, in civil engineering by 22.9%.

Based on seasonally and working day adjusted indices construction output increased by 3.5% compared to the June data. The effects of the altered economic processes caused by the coronavirus epidemic in construction as a whole were significant in July, the Central Statistical Office.