After a rise in the previous month, construction production decreased slightly, year-on-year, in March. It reached EUR 393 million and there was a 0,5 % decrease.  After seasonal adjustment, it was lower by 0,2 % compared with February 2019.

In March 2019 compared with March 2018, output realized by domestic construction companies decreased by 0,5 % and amounted to EUR 369,7 million. Its share on the total construction output increased, year-on-year, by 0,1 p.p. to 94,1 %. Within domestic output,  the volume of works in new construction, renewals and enhancements  decreased the third month in a row, it dropped by 5,6 %, compared with March 2018. Repairs and maintenance works increased by 10,8 %.  In the structure of the domestic output, the share of new construction, renewals and enhancements represented 70,1 % (by 3,7 p.p. less than in March 2018). The share of repairs and maintenance works represented 27 %. In terms of output specification, the volume of works on construction of buildings increased by 2,4 %, works on civil engineering works decreased by 6,8 %. Within domestic output, construction of buildings represented 71 %, civil engineering works accounted for 29 %.

Output carried out by non-domestic construction companies also decreased by 1,5 %.  Its share represented 5,9 % of the total output volume.

On average, over the first three months of 2019 compared with the corresponding period of 2018, construction output rose by 0,1 % and reached the volume of EUR 995,6 million. Domestic output increased by 0,2 % to EUR 935,6 million. The volume of works in repairs and maintenance increased by 6,7 % and amounted to EUR 258,3 million. Works on new construction, renewals and enhancements dropped by 3,3 % to EUR 655,4 million. In the structure of the domestic output, the share of new construction, renewals and enhancements decreased by 2,4 p.p. to 70,1 %, the share of repairs and maintenance works represented 27,6 %. Non-domestic output decreased by 1 %.