In September 2022, there was an improvement in the current consumer moods with a simultaneous deterioration in future consumer moods compared to the previous month.

In the first eight months of 2022, there were more 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 as well as dwellings in which construction has begun decreased.

Acording to preliminary data construction and assembly production (in constant prices) carried out carried out domestically by construction enterprises employing more than 9 persons was in August 2022 by 6.1% higher than a year before (an increase of 10.2% the year before) and by 5.1% higher compared with July 2022 (an increase of 3.2% the year before).

In Agust 2022 retail sales1 at constant prices were by 4.2% higher than the year before (against an increase of 5.4% in August 2021).Compared with July 2022 retail sales increased by 1.0%. In the period of January-August2 2022, the same increase in sales was recorded as in the previous year – by 7.3%