Construction - November 2016

Annual Growth in Buildings

06.01.2017
Code: 200035-16
 

In November 2016 the construction output decreased by 2.3% year-on-year (y-o-y), in real terms. The planning and building control authorities granted by 5.7% more building permits, y-o-y, and the approximate value of permitted constructions increased by 18.3%, y-o-y. The number of started dwellings jumped up by 33.8%, y-o-y, and the number of completed dwellings grew by 9.3%, y-o-y.

In November 2016 the construction output decreased by 2.3%, y-o-y, in real terms. The working days adjusted construction output in November 2016 was by 3.5% lower, y-o-y. November 2016 was by one working day longer compared to November 2015. The seasonally adjusted construction output in November 2016 was by 2.9% higher, month-on-month (m-o-m). The production in building construction increased by 8.0% (contribution + 4.8 percentage points (p.p.)), y-o-y. The production of civil engineering construction dropped by 17.7% (contribution - 7.1 p.p.), y-o-y.

The average registered number of employees*), in construction enterprises with 50+ employees fell by 3.3%, y-o-y, in November 2016. Their average gross monthly nominal wage increased by 4.5%, compared year-on-year, and reached CZK 38 574.

In November 2016 the number of building permits granted increased by 5.7%, y-o-y; the planning and building control authorities granted 7 342 building permits. The approximate value of the permitted constructions attained CZK 23.0 billion and grew by 18.3% compared to the same period of 2015.

The number of dwellings started in November 2016 jumped up by 33.8%, y-o-y, and attained 2 677 dwellings. The number of dwellings started in family houses grew by 18.1% and that of dwellings started in multi-dwelling buildings soared by 98.4%.

The number of completed dwellings increased by 9.3%, y-o-y, in November 2016 and was 2 574 dwellings. The number of completed dwellings in family houses fell by 2.6%. The number of completed dwellings in multi-dwelling buildings increased by 16.9%.

According to Eurostat the WDA (working days adjusted) construction output in the EU28 increased by 1.1%, y-o-y, in October 2016. Buildings increased by 2.6% and civil engineering works dropped by 5.0%. According to the preliminary schedule Eurostat shall release the data for November 2016 on 18 January 2017 (at 11:00 a.m.).

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Notes:

*) The registered number of employees indicator 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. Data on the registered number of employees in construction also exclude agency workers, who have contracts of employment, yet within activities of services (CZ-NACE 78.2).

Responsible head at the CZSO: Radek Matějka, phone: (+420) 274052894,
e-mail: radek.matejka@czso.cz
Contact person: Petra Cuřínová, phone: (+420) 274054199,
e- mail: petra.curinova@czso.cz
Method of data acquisition: the CZSO direct surveys of Stav 1-12 and Stav 2-12
End of data collection: 3 January 2017
Following outcomes: https://www.czso.cz/csu/czso/sta_ts
https://www.czso.cz/csu/czso/bvz_ts

Next News Release will be published on: 7 February 2017

 

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  • Table 1 Construction production index, construction permits granted, and housing construction (year-on year indices for the month)
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Published: 06.01.2017
The data are valid as of the release date of the publication.


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