Construction, new orders (discontinued), Q2 2001

Orders for new residential buildings decreased by 8 per cent in the second quarter 2001 compared with the same quarter of the previous year. The value of the company reserves of new residential building orders at the end of the second quarter of 2001, is 4 per cent lower than at the end of the previous quarter.

The value of company reserves of new non-residential building orders rose by 15 per cent over the course of the second quarter of 2001. The stock of renovation orders of non-residential buildings is stable.

The inflow of new civil engineering orders rose by 11 per cent in the second quarter of 2001. The value of the company reserves of unfilled civil engineering orders, increased by 9 per cent over the course of the second quarter of 2001. The value of company reserves for the entire construction industry rose by 7 per cent over the course of the first quarter of 2001. Compared with end of the first second quarter of 2000, the value increased by 12 per cent.

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. 2. quarter 2001. Per cent