In January 2021, there were less dwellings completed than the year before. Whereas the number of dwellings for which permits have been granted or which have been registered with a construction project and the number of dwellings in which construction has begun increased.

According to preliminary data construction and assembly production (in constant prices) carried out domestically by construction enterprises employing more than 9 persons was in January 2021 by 10.0% lower than a year before (against an increase by 6.4% the year before) and by 62.8% lower compared with December 2020 (against a decrease by 57.3% the year before).

In January 2021 retail sales1 at constant prices2 were by 6.0% lower than the year before (against a growth of 3.5% in January 2020). Compared with December 2020 retail sales decreased by 24.9%.

Price index of construction and assembly production in the fourth quarter of 2020 as compared to the third quarter of 2020 increased by 0,6%.