Construction, new orders (discontinued), Q3 2005

The inflow of new non-residential building projects increased by 44 per cent the third quarter this year compared to the same quarter in 2004. By the end of the quarter the reserves of orders on new non-residential buildings was 37 per cent higher than at the same time last year.

The value of new housing projects that companies in the construction industry received during July, August and September this year was 20 per cent higher compared with the same months in 2004. The reserves of orders on new residential buildings were 26 per cent higher than by the end of the third quarter last year.

More civil engineering works

The inflow of civil engineering works increased by 28 per cent the third quarter of 2005 compared to the same period last year. However, compared to the record high level in the second quarter the inflow decreased by 31 per cent. The value of the companies' reserves of civil engineering works was 14 per cent higher by the end of the third quarter 2005 than at the same time last year.

Tables:

• Table 1 New orders received. Value indices, by project groups. 2000=100
• Table 2 Stock of ordrers, by project groups. Value indices. 2000=100
• Table 3 Stock of orders. Value indices by project groups and district. 2000=100
• Table 4 New orders received. Value indices, trend. 2000=100