On a seasonally unadjusted comparison basis, construction production decreased by an annual 10.8% in the two months through February, INS said in a statement.
In February alone, the volume of construction works declined by an annually adjusted 5.9% and increased by an adjusted monthly 17.5%.
Details follow (working-day and seasonally adjusted data, in percent):
Feb y/y | Feb m/m | Jan-Feb y/y | |
Total | -5.9 | 17.5 | -11.8 |
Residential buildings | -19.2 | 71.6 | -36.9 |
Non-residential buildings | 8.3 | 12.9 | 6.7 |
Engineering sites | 3.7 | 10.3 | 3.1 |
Source: INS