Civil engineering in particular: boom in construction industry orders in August
23 percent more orders in just one month: This is how sharply orders in the main construction industry have risen since the start of the statistics. Which sector benefited particularly from this.
Germany's construction industry saw a significant surge in orders in August, with a 23% increase from July, according to the Federal Statistical Office. This is the largest increase since records began in 1991. The civil engineering sector saw a 31.6% rise, outpacing the 12.4% growth in building construction. The industry's revenue reached 10.9 billion euros in August, a 10.1% increase from the previous year, with 548,000 people employed, up 1.5%.
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