Production in construction: April 2020

Economic indicators
Production in construction: April 2020

The lockdown measures due to the Covid-19 crisis had a significant impact on the construction sector. In April 2020, The seasonally adjusted production index in the construction sector reflected a decrease of 4.2% compared to March 2020. The calendar adjusted production index reflected a decrease of 39.0% compared to April 2019.

The results for April 2020 are provisional. As the response rate to the monthly survey is lower than usual, larger revisions of the indices can be expected over the next two months.