Construction - November 2018

In November 2018 the working days adjusted construction output decreased by 1.3% year-on-year (y-o-y), in real terms. The unadjusted construction output remained at the same level as in November 2017. The planning and building control authorities granted by 2.4% less building permits, y-o-y, and the approximate value of permitted constructions grew by 1.7%, y-o-y. The number of started dwellings increased by 14.2%, y-o-y, and the number of completed dwellings fell by 2.5%, y-o-y.

In November 2018 the seasonally adjusted, including working days, construction output decreased by 3.6%, month-on-month, in real terms. The working days adjusted construction output in November 2018 was by 1.3% lower, y-o-y. The working days unadjusted one remained at the same level, y-o-y. November 2018 was by one working day longer than November 2017. The production in building construction decreased by 0.7% (contribution -0.5 percentage points (p.p.)), y-o-y. The production of civil engineering construction grew by 1.5% (contribution +0.5 p.p.), y-o-y.

The average registered number of employees^*⁾, in construction enterprises with 50+ employees in November 2018 grew by 0.6%, y-o-y. Their average gross monthly nominal wage increased by 6.4%, compared year-on-year, and reached CZK 44 040.

In November 2018 the number of building permits granted decreased by 2.4%, y-o-y. The planning and building control authorities granted 6 828 building permits. The approximate value of the permitted constructions attained CZK 35.3 billion and grew by 1.7% compared to the same period of 2017.

The number of dwellings started in November 2018 increased by 14.2%, y-o-y, and attained 2 962 dwellings. The number of dwellings started in family houses decreased by 6.7% and that of dwellings started in multi-dwelling buildings was more than twice as high.

The number of completed dwellings fell by 2.5%, y-o-y, in November 2018 and was 2 627 dwellings. The number of completed dwellings in family houses grew by 5.2%. The number of completed dwellings in multi-dwelling buildings dropped by 33.6%.

According to Eurostat the WDA (working days adjusted) construction output in the EU28 increased by 3.0%, y-o-y, in October 2018. Buildings increased by 2.4% and civil engineering works grew by 5.3%. According to the preliminary schedule Eurostat shall release the data for November 2018 on 17 January 2019.

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, Director of the Industrial, Construction, and Energy Statistics Department, phone: (+420) 274052894, e-mail: radek.matejka@czso.cz
Contact person: Petra Cuřínová, Head of the Construction Statistics Unit, 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: 2 January 2019
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: 6 February 2019

Attachments

⇩ asta010819.docx
Annexes:
⇩ Table 1 Construction production indices, construction permits granted, and housing construction (seasonally unadjusted, year-on-year indices for the month)
⇩ Chart 1 Construction production indices (year-on-year indices for the month)
⇩ Chart 2 Construction production indices (base indices)
⇩ Chart 3 Construction production indices, international comparison