In August 2026, construction output volume, based on both raw and working-day adjusted data, was 21.9% higher than a year earlier. Among the main construction groups, output in the construction of buildings decreased by 9.6%, while that of civil engineering doubled (+102.4%). Based on seasonally and working-day adjusted indices, construction output was 14.0% higher than in July 2026.
In August 2026 compared to the same month of the previous year output in the two main groups of construction changed oppositely, output in the construction of buildings decreased by 9.6%, while that of civil engineering doubled, i.e. increased by 102.4%
Among the divisions of construction, output in the construction of buildings declined by 4.8%, while output in civil engineering increased by 183.6%. Output in specialised construction activities, having the largest weight within construction, was 6.0% lower than a year earlier. Taking into account the extremely low base, growth in the civil engineering division was driven by the expansion of 142.0% in the group of road and railway construction and that of 319.9% in utility projects, contributing 82.4 and 104.5 percentage points, respectively, to the performance of the division.
The volume of new contracts concluded lagged behind the one-year earlier level by 55.2%. Within this, the volume of contracts for the construction of buildings lessened by 13.8%, and that for civil engineering works decreased by 66.5%.
The volume of the end-of-August stock of contracts at construction enterprises was 11.4% lower than in August 2025. Within this, the volume of contracts for the construction of buildings increased by 5.0%, while that for civil engineering works decreased by 16.7%.
In the first eight months of 2026 construction output volume was 0.1% higher than a year earlier.