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Less activity in building and construction works
statistikk
2016-08-19T10:00:00.000Z
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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In building and construction, the activity rose by 2.6 per cent from the 4th quarter of 2015 to the 1st quarter of 2016 when adjusted for seasonality.

Production index for construction, Q2 2016

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Less activity in building and construction works

The activity growth seen in the building and construction industry in recent quarters was replaced by a 1.7 per cent fall in the second quarter of 2016.

Construction, production index. 2010=100Published 19 August 2016
Seasonally adjusted, per centWorking day adjusted, per centIndex
1st quarter 2016 - 2nd quarter 20162nd quarter 2015 - 2nd quarter 20162nd quarter 2016
Total-1.72.0132.1
Buildings, total0.44.4124.5
Civil engineering works-6.7-4.4161.6

Source: Statistics Norway

Figure 1. Production index. Construction. Seasonally adjusted

The production decrease was strongest in the civil engineering industry with 6.7 per cent, according to seasonally-adjusted figures. Building activity was almost unchanged, with a growth of 0.4 per cent.

Since the 2nd quarter of 2015, the production index for the building and construction industry has increased by 2.0 per cent. This figure is adjusted for working days. The construction activity was the largest contributor to the increase, with 4.4 per cent. Correspondingly, the production in the civil engineering industry fell by 4.4 per cent.