Construction - January 2020

In January 2020, the construction output increased by 6.0%, year-on-year (y-o-y), in real terms. The seasonally adjusted construction output increased by 3.3%, month-on-month (m-o-m). The planning and building control authorities granted by 13.4% more building permits, y-o-y; the approximate value of permitted constructions increased by 16.6%, y-o-y. The number of started dwellings increased by 6.0%, y-o-y. The number of completed dwellings decreased by 0.6%, y-o-y.

In January 2020, the construction output¹⁾ increased by 3.3%, m-o-m, in real terms. In the year-on-year comparison, it increased by 6.0%. Compared to the corresponding month of the previous year, the production in building construction increased by 3.3% (contribution +2.8 percentage points (p. p.)). The production of civil engineering construction increased by 18.9%, y-o-y (contribution +3.2 p. p.).

The average registered number of employees²⁾ in construction increased by 0.8%, y-o-y, in January 2020. Their average gross monthly nominal wage increased by 8.8%, y-o-y, in January 2020.

In January 2020, the planning and building control authorities granted 6 894 building permits; it was 13.4% up, y-o-y. The approximate value of the permitted constructions was CZK 36.0 billion and compared to the corresponding period of 2019 it increased by 16.6%. 

The number of dwellings started increased in January 2020 by 6.0%, y-o-y, and reached the number of 2 965 dwellings. The number of dwellings started in family houses increased by 33.9%. The number of dwellings started in multi-dwelling buildings decreased by 7.2%.

The number of completed dwellings decreased by 0.6%, y-o-y, in January 2020 and was 2 727 dwellings. The number of completed dwellings in family houses increased by 3.8%; the number of completed dwellings in multi-dwelling buildings decreased by 6.6%.

According to Eurostat, construction output in the EU28 in December 2019 decreased by 2.6%, y-o-y. Buildings decreased by 2.8% and civil engineering works increased by 0.4%. According to a preliminary release calendar, Eurostat will release data for January 2020 on 19 March 2020.

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Notes:
¹⁾ The year-on-year development of construction production is adjusted for working days unless otherwise stated. Month-on-month or quarter-on-quarter rates are also seasonally adjusted. Contributions to an increase or to a decrease are calculated from data that are adjusted for working days.
²⁾ Indicators related to employment in construction apply to the entire population of enterprises the principal (prevailing) activity of which is construction. The indicator of registered number of employees does not include persons working under various contracts for work, working owners of enterprises and cooperating household members, who do not have contracts of employment. The piece of data on the registered number of employees in construction also excludes agency workers, who have contracts of employment within economic activities of services (CZ-NACE 78.2).

In accordance with the CZSO revision policy, concurrently with processing of data for January 2020, data for the year 2019 have been revised.
Responsible head at the CZSO: Radek Matějka, Director of the Agricultural and Forestry, Industrial, Construction, and Energy Statistics Department, phone number: (+420) 274 052 894,
e-mail: radek.matejka@csu.gov.cz
Contact person: Petra Cuřínová, Head of the Construction Statistics Unit, phone number: (+420) 274 054 199,
e- mail: petra.curinova@csu.gov.cz
Method of data acquisition: direct surveys of the CZSO (Stav 1–12 and Stav 2–12)
End of data collection: 4 March 2020
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Next News Release will be published on: 6 April 2020