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Increasing activity in civil engineering works
Activity in civil engineering works increased by 8.1 per cent from the 4th quarter of 2014 to the 4th quarter of 2015. Building activity had an increase of 0.6 per cent in the same period.
Seasonally adjusted, per cent | Working day adjusted, per cent | Index | |
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3rd quarter 2015 - 4th quarter 2015 | 4th quarter 2014 - 4th quarter 2015 | 4th quarter 2015 | |
Total | 0.6 | 2.2 | 132.6 |
Buildings, total | -0.2 | 0.6 | 123.0 |
Civil engineering works | 0.2 | 8.1 | 170.7 |
![Figure 1. Production index. Construction. Seasonally adjusted Figure 1. Production index. Construction. Seasonally adjusted](/en/bygg-bolig-og-eiendom/statistikker/bygganlprod/kvartal/_image/255162.png?_encoded=2f66666666666678302f35382f&_ts=152b02c47b0)
The total production in the building and construction industry was 2.2 per cent higher in the 4th quarter of 2015 than in the corresponding quarter of 2014. Looking at the year as a whole, there has been an increase of 1.5 per cent.
From the 3rd to the 4th quarter of 2015, activity rose by 0.6 per cent when adjusted for seasonal changes. This is due to a minor decrease in the building activity, while the civil engineering works had a small increase.
It has been a similar trend in construction, new orders statistics, in 2015.
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Caroline Moe
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