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30 000 construction workers lost their jobs in Bulgaria in 2009 so far. Photo by BGNES
Bulgaria’s total construction output declined by 12% in August 2009 compared to its levels in July.
This becomes clear from data released Friday by the National Statistical Institute. The decline in building construction is 11,8%, and in infrastructure construction 12,1%.
In August 2009, Bulgaria’s construction output declined by 17% compared to its levels in August 2008. This includes a decline of 22,6% in building construction, and of 4,2% in infrastructure construction.
Bulgaria’s total construction output declined by 10,4% in January-August 2009 compared to the same period of 2008. The building construction has dropped by 15,1% (it has a share of 66% in the total construction output), and the infrastructure construction is up by 0,5%.
According to the Chair of the Bulgarian Construction Chamber, Simeon Peshov, the situation in Bulgaria’s construction sector is fairly bad, and gives little ground for optimism.
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