The value of construction work in Croatia, performed by companies employing 20 workers or more, increased by 10.6% in the second quarter of 2019 compared with the same period in 2018, while at the same time the value of new orders increased by 3.7%, data from the National Bureau of Statistics (DZS) show.

The value of construction work was HRK 6.68 billion, of which HRK 4.47 billion related to work performed by own workers and HRK 2.21 billion to work carried out by subcontractors. 47.2% of the work was done on buildings and 52.8% on other structures.

The value of new orders was HRK 5.06 billion, of which HRK 2.39 billion related to buildings and HRK 2.67 billion to other structures.

In statistics, the term “other structures” includes roads, railway lines, pipelines, dams, sports grounds and the like.

(€1 = HRK 7.39)