Indices of Production, Employment and Wages in Construction
Construction and public works recover slightly
- March 2007
14 May 2007
Summary
Production in the construction and public works sector fell by 6.7% in the quarter ending in March 2007, compared with the same quarter of the previous year. This change accounts for a recovery of 1.1 percentage points (p.p.) from the change observed in the quarter ending in February. Employment and the work volume in the sector maintained negative year-on-year rates of change, at -5.4% and -7.5% respectively. Wages grew by 3.3%.