On a seasonally unadjusted comparison basis, construction production decreased by an annual 7.1% in the three months through March, INS said in a statement.
In March alone, the volume of construction works fell by an annually adjusted 1.2% and increased by an adjusted monthly 9.1%.
Details follow (working-day and seasonally adjusted data, in percent):
March y/y | March m/m | Jan-March y/y | |
Total | -1.2 | 9.1 | -7.9 |
Residential buildings | -22.8 | 6.3 | -31.8 |
Non-residential buildings | -7.0 | -10.4 | 1.5 |
Engineering sites | 17.1 | 11.0 | 9.2 |
Source: INS