Czech Construction Output Growth Slows in September

2025-11-06 09:41 By Jereli Escobar 1 min. read

Construction output in Czech Republic rose by 12.8% year-on-year in September 2025, easing from a downwardly revised 17% growth in the previous month, which had marked the strongest expansion since January 2018.

A sharp slowdown was observed in civil engineering works (15.9% vs 27.3% in August), while growth in building construction was also slightly weaker (11% vs 11.1%).

The approximate value of building permits granted decreased by 8.0% year-on-year in September, reaching CZK 41.5 billion, while the number of dwellings started declined by 19.6% to 3,556.

On a monthly basis, construction activity was 3.2% lower in September.



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