Construction, new orders (discontinued), Q1 2001

The value of company reserves of civil engineering work is still low, even though the inflow of new orders increased in the first quarter of 2001, in comparison with the two previous quarters. The value of company reserves for the entire construction industry rose by 8 per cent over the course of the first quarter of 2001. Compared with end of the first quarter of 2000, the value increased by 17 per cent.

Increasing number of new dwellings

Orders for new residential buildings increased by 33 per cent in the first quarter 2001 compared to the quarter before. The value of unfilled housing orders at the end of the first quarter of 2001, is 29 per cent higher than at the same time the year before. Home renovation projects reserves rose by 19 per cent in the same period.

Tables:

• Table 1 New orders received. Value indices, by project groups. 1. quarter 1992=100
• Table 2 Stock of orders, by project groups. Value indices. 1. quarter 1992=100
• Table 3 Stock of orders. Value indices by project groups and district. 1. quarter 1992=100
• Table 4 Stock of orders, by duration, project groups and district. 1. quarter 2001. Per cent