Three months' year-on-year change in turnover of construction (TOL 2008). Source: Index of turnover of construction 2014, December, Statistics Finland.
The turnover of construction enterprises increased by 4.0 per cent and the sales volume by 3.3 per cent year-on-year in last year's October to December.
The turnover decreased by 1.9 per cent in the corresponding period of 2013, according to Statistics Finland’ data.
The turnover grew by 2.1 per cent during 2014 from the year before in all construction industries.
The growth was the biggest in civil engineering, 5.4 per cent. Specialised construction activities increased by 4.2 per cent and construction of buildings by 3.1 per cent, the statistics show.
The sales volume of construction enterprises grew by 5.8 per cent in civil engineering. The sales volume of specialised construction activities went up by 3.3 per cent and that of construction of buildings by 2.2 per cent.
