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Increased inflow of building orders
The inflow of orders in the construction industry increased by 4 per cent from the 3rd quarter of 2013 to the 3rd quarter of 2014. The increase is mainly due to new orders of non-residential buildings.
Per cent | Index | ||
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2nd quarter 2014 - 3rd quarter 2014 | 3rd quarter 2013 - 3rd quarter 2014 | 3rd quarter 2014 | |
New orders received | |||
Total | -12 | 4 | 120 |
Buildings | -10 | 11 | 114 |
Civil engineering works | -19 | -14 | 127 |
Stock of orders | |||
Total | -5 | 2 | 153 |
Buildings | 1 | 3 | 148 |
Civil engineering works | -12 | -1 | 165 |
The inflow of new orders in civil engineering fell 14 per cent from the 3rd quarter of 2013, measured in current value. During the same period, the inflow of new building projects increased by 11 per cent.
During the 3rd quarter of 2014, the order reserves for the total construction industry decreased by 5 per cent. While the reserve of orders in civil engineering decreased by 12 per cent during this period, the reserve of building orders increased by 1 per cent. Despite the decrease in the order reserve of the construction industry during the third quarter, it is now 2 per cent higher than in the 3rd quarter of 2013.
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