Construction - August 2026

The construction output was by 0.1% lower, month-on-month, in August. In the y-o-y comparison, it decreased by 1.4%. “In August, building construction was successful; it increased by 5.9%, year-on-year. Due to a high level from August 2025, civil engineering construction decreased by 12.3%,” Petra Cuřínová, Head of the Construction Statistics Unit of the Czech Statistical Office (CZSO), says.

In August, 5 684 building permits were granted and the number increased by 1.4%, y-o-y. The floor area of new buildings permitted increased by 20.2%, y-o-y.

In August 2026, construction of 3 922 dwellings started and the number increased by 42.3%, y-o-y. “The number of dwellings started continued to increase in August, namely in both family houses (where building authorities were probably catching up on the deficit from July) as well as in multi-dwelling buildings (where August followed the high increases from the previous months),” Radek Matějka, Director of the Agricultural and Forestry, Industrial, Construction, and Energy Statistics Department of the CZSO, explains. 2 852 dwellings were completed, which was a year-on-year decrease by 3.0%.

According to Eurostat data, the construction output in the EU27 in July 2026 decreased by 1.8%, year-on-year. According to a preliminary release calendar, Eurostat will release data for August 2026 on 20 October 2026.