New orders index in construction and public works
New orders in construction index accentuated negative trend
- 1st Quarter 2013
24 May 2013
Summary
The new orders in construction index presented a year-on-year decrease of 19.6% in the 1st quarter 2013 (change rate of -14.5% in the 4th quarter 2012). The Building Construction index presented a year-on-year change rate of -32.2% in the 1st quarter 2013 (-22.5% in the previous quarter), while the index for the Civil Engineering moved from a change rate of -2.1%% in the 4th quarter 2012 to 1.3% in the following.