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The volume of production in building and construction fell in the fourth quarter of last year in Ireland, according to provisional data from the Central Statistics Office on Monday.
On a quarterly basis, seasonally adjusted production fell 0.7% in the fourth quarter, when compared with the third quarter. In the third quarter, production fell by 4.9% compared with the second.
On an annual basis, the volume of production declined by 6.3%. In the previous quarter, the volume of production declined by 9.9% from the same period a year prior.
During the same period, production volume in the non-residential building sector fell by 11%, and dropped by 5.0% in the residential building sector, while the only sector to show an annual increase was civil engineering, said CSO.
The seasonally adjusted value index for building and construction fell by 0.4% on a quarterly basis, and by 3.6% on an annual basis. In the third quarter, it fell by 6.6% on a quarterly basis, and by 7.3% on an annual basis.
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