Output reaches pre-crisis level
State project starts to lend sector momentum
Despite flare-up of coronavirus pandemic
Still no improvement after H1 slump
Production rises in August 2020
Outlook's not so bright
Output 6.2% higher than in May
Value of projects started would have been dramatic in Q2 without these
Meanwhile, completions are close to ten-year high
Coronavirus pandemic squeezes construction sector too
Contraction not as drastic as in industry, though
Outlook is not too bright, though
Construction activity declines
2019 volume growth still above 21%
Volume of output up by 3.2% m/m
Output down 10.5% m/m in August
Second quarter of 2019 shows improvement after contraction.
There's in no drama yet, though.
9.2% expansion forecasted, largest in Western and Eastern Europe.
2nd month-on-month decline in a row, volume of new contracts down.