Increased building activity

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The activity in the building and construction industry continued rising in the 1st quarter of 2017. Overall, the seasonally-adjusted figure showed 0.8 per cent growth.

The building industry contributed to this with a 1.4 per cent increase, while the construction industry decreased by 1.8 per cent.

Figure 1. Production index, Construction. Seasonally adjusted. 1st quarter of 2002-1st quarter of 2017¹

Total Buildings Civil engineering works
Q1.2002 80.2 81.1 76.9
Q2.2002 80.5 80.7 79.9
Q3.2002 80.9 82.1 78.1
Q4.2002 80.2 81.3 77.5
Q1.2003 82.1 80.9 89
Q2.2003 82 81.2 84.5
Q3.2003 82.6 82.2 85.1
Q4.2003 83.4 82.9 88
Q1.2004 83.7 82.2 91.5
Q2.2004 88.9 86.4 97.4
Q3.2004 90 89 93.8
Q4.2004 92 90.7 98.8
Q1.2005 93.2 93 94.7
Q2.2005 95.3 95 97.1
Q4.2005 97.2 96 101.7
Q4.2005 98.5 98.6 99
Q1.2006 100.3 101.2 99.9
Q2.2006 101.4 101.5 101.1
Q3.2006 101.9 100.9 104.7
Q4.2006 103.9 103.2 106.7
Q1.2007 107 106.6 112
Q2.2007 107.7 107 110.8
Q3.2007 108.4 108.5 108.7
Q2.2007 108.9 109.9 104.7
Q1.2008 109.5 108.6 114.3
Q2.2008 110.3 109.2 115
Q3.2008 109.4 108.7 111.9
Q4.2008 108.7 107.3 113.6
Q1.2009 100.7 100.7 102.3
Q2.2009 99.4 98.5 101.8
Q3.2009 100.7 101 100.1
Q4.2009 98.9 98.7 101.7
Q1.2010 97.6 97.4 97.4
Q2.2010 99.7 100.4 96.7
Q3.2010 101.3 101.5 100.1
Q4.2010 101.3 100.8 105.1
Q1.2011 100.4 100.1 100.7
Q2.2011 101.5 100.1 106
Q3.2011 102.9 100.1 111.1
Q4.2011 107.2 102.3 126.7
Q1.2012 110.5 105.9 128.2
Q2.2012 110.8 106.2 126.4
Q3.2012 110.4 104.2 130.9
Q4.2012 111.3 105.3 134.5
Q1.2013 114.4 107.8 138.5
Q2.2013 116.5 109.3 142.1
Q3.2013 119 113.3 139.1
Q4.2013 120.9 114.8 144.2
Q1.2014 120.4 113 146.8
Q2.2014 123.7 115.9 151.8
Q3.2014 125.1 115.9 162.6
Q4.2014 123.6 116.5 151.3
Q1.2015 122.8 114.2 154.3
Q2.2015 124.8 115.1 162.4
Q3.2015 126.3 117.2 164.3
Q4.2015 126.2 117 163.5
Q1.2016 129.4 119.5 166.6
Q2.2016 127.5 120.4 154.8
Q3.2016 128.5 122.4 151.9
Q4.2016 131.9 125 159.9
Q1.2017 133 126.7 157.1
¹ The increase in the first quarter of 2003 is due to Mesta AS being added to base comutation.

Compared to the same quarter last year, the total production was 2.9 per cent higher in the 1st quarter of 2017. The increase in building activity was 6.0 per cent, while the civil engineering industry fell by 5.5 per cent. These figures are adjusted for working days.