The authorities issued 2.9 percent more building permits year-on-year, while the indicative value of permitted projects increased by 128.9 percent.
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“The approximate value of issued building permits has more than doubled. The issuance of a building permit for the construction of the Prague metro line D is responsible for this, but the approximate value would be in growth even after deducting billions of buildings, “added Petra Cuřínová, head of the construction and housing construction statistics department.
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Production in building construction decreased by 2.2 percent compared to the same month last year. This takes 1.5 percentage points out of the total year-on-year growth in construction output. Building construction includes the construction of flats, offices or warehouses.
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The production of civil engineering increased by 6.8 percent year-on-year, which added two percentage points to the total year-on-year growth of production. This area mainly includes transport infrastructure.
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The director of the Department of Statistics on Agriculture, Forestry, Industry, Construction and Energy of the CZSO, Radek Matějka, reminded that in both segments the performance of the Czech construction industry was above the EU average.
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“Hungary recorded the largest year-on-year growth, while Austria and Poland also performed well. Slovakia experienced stagnation and Germany a decline in construction output due to building construction, “added Matějka.
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