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New orders in construction index presented a less negative year-on-year change rate
New orders index in construction and public works
New orders in construction index presented a less negative year-on-year change rate - 3rd Quarter 2012
21 November 2012

Summary

The new orders in construction index presented a year-on-year decrease of 13.9% in the 3rd quarter 2012 (change rate of -50.7% in the 2nd quarter 2012). This less negative behaviour was mainly driven by the increase observed in the sector of Civil Engineering, which moved from a change rate of -67.9% in the 2nd quarter 2012 to 11.1% in the following quarter. The Building Construction index presented a year-on-year change rate of -30.1% in the 3rd quarter 2012 (-35.3% in the previous quarter).


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