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Growth in construction activity
The activity in the construction industry increased by 7.6 per cent from the third quarter in 2012 to the third quarter in 2013.
Seasonally adjusted, per cent | Working day adjusted, per cent | Index | |
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2nd quarter 2013 - 3rd quarter 2013 | 3rd quarter 2012 - 3rd quarter 2013 | 3rd quarter 2013 | |
Total | 3.3 | 7.6 | 111.9 |
Buildings, total | 2.5 | 7.4 | 105.0 |
Civil engineering works | -0.9 | 8.3 | 136.6 |
The production index for construction measures the activity based on working hours. The seasonally-adjusted figures show an increase of 1.8 per cent from the first to the second quarter, and they continued to rise in the third quarter by 3.3 per cent. Building productivity increased from the second to the third quarter, while civil engineering works had a slight decrease following a long period of growth.
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The figures for the second quarter are published together with the figures for the third quarter.
Contact
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Anne Karin Linderud Haugen
E-mail: anne.karin.linderud.haugen@ssb.no
tel.: (+47) 91 88 19 76
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Caroline Moe
E-mail: caroline.moe@ssb.no
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