Construction - June 2022

In June 2022, the construction output increased by 0.8%, year-on-year (y-o-y), in real terms. In the month-on-month (m-o-m) comparison, it was by 0.7% lower. The planning and building control authorities granted by 10.0% less building permits, y-o-y. The approximate value of permitted constructions increased by 14.0%, y-o-y. The number of started dwellings decreased by 31.6%, y-o-y. The number of completed dwellings increased by 4.7%, y-o-y.

“In June, construction output was slightly higher, year-on-year, thanks to building construction. The comparison basis from the last year was rather high, even the second highest growth in 2021 was recorded. A month-on-month decrease is owing to civil engineering construction,” Petra Cuřínová, Head of the Construction Statistics Unit, says.

The construction output was by 0.7% lower, m-o-m, in real terms. In the year-on-year comparison, it increased by 0.8%. Compared to the corresponding month of the previous year, the production in building construction increased by 3.1%. The production of civil engineering construction decreased by 4.2%, y-o-y.

The planning and building control authorities granted 7 411 building permits; it was by 10.0% less, y-o-y. The approximate value of the permitted constructions reached CZK 51.4 billion and compared to the corresponding period of 2021 it increased by 14.0%.

The number of dwellings started decreased by 31.6%, y-o-y, and reached the number of 3 018 dwellings. The number of dwellings completed increased by 4.7%, y-o-y, and amounted to 2 368 dwellings. “The number of dwellings completed was increasing thanks to the category of multi-dwelling buildings. Completing of family houses slowed down also due to an increase of prices of materials and a lack of construction capacities,” Radek Matějka, Director of the Agricultural and Forestry, Industrial, Construction, and Energy Statistics Department, adds. 

The average registered number of employees in construction increased by 0.4%, y-o-y. Their average gross monthly nominal wage increased by 8.6%, y-o-y.

According to Eurostat, construction output in the EU27 in May 2022 increased by 3.8%, year-on-year. Buildings increased by 3.9% and civil engineering works by 3.3%. According to a preliminary release calendar, Eurostat will release data for June 2022 on 18 August 2022.

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For more detailed information on the development in construction see the Supplementary information to the News Release on Construction.

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The year-on-year development of construction output (production) has been adjusted for the influence of the number of working days. Month-on-month or quarter-on-quarter rates have also been seasonally adjusted.
Methodology: https://csu.gov.cz/sta_m
Responsible head at the CZSO: Radek Matějka, Director of the Agricultural and Forestry, Industrial, Construction, and Energy Statistics Department, phone number: (+420) 736 168 543, e-mail: radek.matejka@csu.gov.cz
Contact person: Petra Cuřínová, Head of the Construction Statistics Unit, phone number: (+420) 737 280 494, 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: 1 August 2022
Related outputs:
https://csu.gov.cz/produkty/sta_ts
https://csu.gov.cz/produkty/bvz_ts
international comparison in EU countries: Eurostat
Next News Release will be published on: 6 September 2022