Between January and April, adjusted construction output dropped 4.5% on the year.
In data adjusted for number of working days and seasonal factors, non-residential construction works rose 11.7% on the year in April, civil engineering works dropped 1.5%, while residential building works were down 26.3%.
New construction works decreased 5.6% on the year in April, while maintenance and repair works declined 2.9%. Mass restoration works rose 13.4% in April compared with the year-earlier month.
Compared with March, the adjusted construction output fell 0.3%. Non-residential construction works rose 8% on the month in April, residential works were down 8.1%, and civil engineering works rose 7.7%.