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Falling activity in civil engineering works
statistikk
2015-02-06T10:00:00.000Z
Construction, housing and property
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bygganlprod, Production index for construction, new buildings, renovation, building sitesConstruction , Construction, housing and property
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The production index is a volume index and measures the activity based on working hours. From the 3rd to the 4th quarter of 2014, the activity in the building and construction industry decreased by 1 per cent when adjusted for seasonal variations.

Production index for construction, Q4 2014

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Falling activity in civil engineering works

From the 3rd to the 4th quarter of 2014, the activity in the building and construction industry decreased by 1 per cent when adjusted for seasonal variations. This follows two quarters of growth.

Construction, production index. 2010=100Published 6 February 2015
Seasonally adjusted, per centWorking day adjusted, per centIndex
3rd quarter 2014 - 4th quarter 20144th quarter 2013 - 4th quarter 20144th quarter 2014
Total-1.00.2129.8
Buildings, total0.40.0122.3
Civil engineering works-8.03.7157.9

Source: Statistics Norway

Figure 1. Production index. Construction. Seasonally adjusted

The civil engineering sector, which had a strong growth throughout the three first quarters of 2014, decreased by 8.0 per cent in the 4th quarter according to seasonally-adjusted figures. The activity in the building industry was almost unchanged, with a growth of 0.4 per cent.

Compared to the 4th quarter of 2013, the total production was 0.2 per cent higher according to working-day adjusted figures. The civil engineering sector had an increase of 3.7 per cent, while the construction activity was at the same level as the corresponding quarter in 2013.