Shrinking Construction Sector in Hungary this June

  • 16 Aug 2022 9:00 AM
  • Hungary Matters
Shrinking Construction Sector in Hungary this June
Output of Hungary’s construction sector fell by an annual 8.1% in June, contracting for the first time in more than a year, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) said.

Output of the buildings segment fell by 4.8% and civil engineering output dropped by 11.7%. In absolute terms, construction sector output reached 579.1 billion forints (EUR 1.5bn) in June.

László Koji, who heads construction industry association ÉVOSZ, attributed the drop in output in June to a high base.

Koji said the sector would remain a “driving force” for the economy in 2022 and put output value at around 5,500 billion forints (EUR 13.85bn).

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Gergely Suppan, Takarékbank’s chief analyst, said the construction sector was likely to expand by close to 7% this year, supported by a “mass” of orders for residential construction and renovation as well as demand for home energy upgrades.

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