Germany construction orders, turnover, permits and employment, monthly
The German construction cycle from permit to turnover: estimated construction cost of permits issued, orders received, turnover, persons employed, hours worked and gross wages, together with the Destatis series for permits by type of building work and for establishments, employment and turnover in the main construction industry.
| Indicator | 06-2026 | 05-2026 | 04-2026 | 03-2026 | 02-2026 | 01-2026 | 12-2025 | 11-2025 | 10-2025 | 09-2025 | 08-2025 | 07-2025 | 06-2025 | 05-2025 | 04-2025 | 03-2025 | 02-2025 | 01-2025 | 12-2024 | 11-2024 | 10-2024 | 09-2024 | 08-2024 | 07-2024 | 06-2024 | 05-2024 | 04-2024 | 03-2024 | 02-2024 | 01-2024 | 12-2023 | 11-2023 | 10-2023 | 09-2023 | 08-2023 | 07-2023 | 06-2023 | |
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| Orders, turnover, permits and employment6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Construction permits - estimated construction cost1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residential and non-residential buildings, total2 | 9.79 | 9.3 | 9.07 | 9.57 | 10.01 | 10.44 | 9.07 | 9.29 | 10.96 | 10.02 | 9.74 | 9.81 | 10.2 | 8.16 | 10.36 | 9.89 | 9.01 | 8.98 | 9.08 | 8.84 | 8.54 | 7.8 | 8.76 | 7.83 | 8.36 | 8.47 | 8.69 | 10.53 | 9.41 | 8.22 | 8.62 | 9.44 | 9.89 | 9.68 | 8.45 | 9.37 | 9.04 | |
| Residential buildings, total | 5.03 | 5.31 | 5.16 | 5.02 | 5.46 | 5.3 | 4.92 | 5.06 | 4.83 | 5.65 | 4.85 | 4.95 | 4.7 | 4.28 | 4.84 | 4.82 | 4.47 | 4.67 | 4.75 | 4.6 | 4.43 | 3.73 | 4.43 | 3.81 | 4.23 | 4.2 | 4.27 | 4.53 | 4.57 | 4.14 | 4.25 | 4.77 | 5.11 | 4.87 | 4.48 | 4.71 | 4.85 | |
| Non-residential buildings, total2 | 4.76 | 3.99 | 3.91 | 4.55 | 4.55 | 5.14 | 4.15 | 4.23 | 6.13 | 4.37 | 4.89 | 4.86 | 5.5 | 3.88 | 5.52 | 5.07 | 4.54 | 4.31 | 4.33 | 4.24 | 4.11 | 4.07 | 4.33 | 4.02 | 4.13 | 4.27 | 4.42 | 6 | 4.84 | 4.08 | 4.37 | 4.67 | 4.78 | 4.81 | 3.97 | 4.66 | 4.19 | |
| Non-residential buildings, total, Public sector construction | 2.43 | 1.63 | 1.54 | 1.72 | 1.55 | 2.01 | 1.27 | 1.74 | 1.68 | 2 | 1.71 | 1.51 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 1.99 | 1.76 | 1.79 | 1.38 | 1.54 | 1.17 | 1.45 | 1.33 | 1.42 | 1.39 | 1.25 | 1.51 | 1.54 | 1.88 | 1.45 | 1.26 | 1.43 | 1.81 | 1.56 | 1.25 | 1.18 | 1.39 | 1.25 | |
| Non-residential buildings, total, Industrial construction | 2.33 | 2.36 | 2.37 | 2.83 | 3 | 3.13 | 2.88 | 2.49 | 4.45 | 2.37 | 3.18 | 3.35 | 3.6 | 2.38 | 3.53 | 3.31 | 2.75 | 2.93 | 2.79 | 3.07 | 2.66 | 2.74 | 2.91 | 2.63 | 2.88 | 2.76 | 2.88 | 4.12 | 3.39 | 2.82 | 2.94 | 2.86 | 3.22 | 3.56 | 2.79 | 3.27 | 2.94 | |
| Employed persons (including proprietors and family workers)1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Employed persons (including proprietors and family workers), Persons, 41+42 Construction of buildings; civil engineering, Data on local units with at least 20 employees, calendar and seasonally adjusted | 396 | 395 | 395 | 395 | 393 | 393 | 391 | 390 | 390 | 389 | 389 | 388 | 388 | 387 | 387 | 386 | 387 | 387 | 388 | 387 | 387 | 386 | 386 | 387 | 387 | 387 | 388 | 387 | 389 | 389 | 391 | 391 | 391 | 391 | 391 | 391 | 391 | |
| Gross wages and salaries1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gross wages and salaries, At current prices, 41+42 Construction of buildings; civil engineering, Data on local units with at least 20 employees, calendar and seasonally adjusted | 1.74 | 1.74 | 1.74 | 1.73 | 1.65 | 1.65 | 1.69 | 1.71 | 1.65 | 1.64 | 1.64 | 1.64 | 1.64 | 1.63 | 1.64 | 1.63 | 1.61 | 1.61 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.57 | 1.57 | 1.58 | 1.59 | 1.52 | 1.52 | 1.53 | 1.56 | 1.48 | 1.5 | 1.51 | 1.52 | 1.51 | 1.5 | 1.49 | 1.5 | |
| Hours worked by employed persons1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hours worked by employed persons, Hours, 41+42 Construction of buildings; civil engineering, Data on local units with at least 20 employees, calendar and seasonally adjusted | 35.9 | 36.4 | 36.6 | 36.6 | 34.5 | 34.5 | 37.4 | 35.6 | 36 | 35.5 | 35.7 | 35.9 | 35.8 | 35.3 | 35.8 | 36.2 | 35.7 | 36.8 | 36.9 | 35.9 | 35.9 | 35.7 | 36 | 36 | 36.4 | 35.3 | 36.1 | 37.1 | 38.9 | 34.8 | 34.9 | 35.8 | 35.8 | 37.1 | 36.7 | 36.9 | 36.6 | |
| Orders received2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Calendar adjusted only5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current prices, Main construction industry, calendar adjusted only2 | 146.9 | 132 | 123.1 | 142 | 111.1 | 94.7 | 119.5 | 116.8 | 113 | 134.6 | 119.2 | 123.6 | 126.1 | 121.9 | 118.9 | 149.7 | 98.5 | 96.8 | 112.8 | 109.8 | 108.2 | 108.9 | 116.6 | 110.9 | 119.5 | 112.8 | 109.9 | 123.6 | 96.8 | 85.7 | 110.2 | 92.1 | 106.9 | 120.4 | 120.2 | 121 | 113.5 | |
| Current prices, Structural engineering work, calendar adjusted only1 | 117.1 | 100.6 | 97.7 | 124.3 | 89.1 | 76 | 100.9 | 98 | 97.1 | 113.6 | 106.5 | 99.9 | 107.2 | 89.9 | 101.8 | 110.3 | 86.5 | 79.5 | 98.5 | 87.4 | 87.9 | 93.1 | 95.2 | 87.7 | 96.9 | 97.7 | 85.8 | 102.1 | 77.9 | 72 | 97.8 | 83.2 | 87.8 | 111.6 | 93.3 | 103.2 | 99.6 | |
| Current prices, Residential construction, calendar adjusted only | 103.4 | 90.9 | 98.6 | 107.4 | 77.2 | 72 | 100.5 | 93.9 | 100.3 | 99 | 82.4 | 89.2 | 93.8 | 89.4 | 90.6 | 97.7 | 78.8 | 83.1 | 90.8 | 83.4 | 80 | 85.3 | 80.6 | 80.8 | 84.3 | 85 | 82.3 | 91.2 | 71.9 | 60.4 | 91.6 | 70.9 | 81.9 | 82.9 | 80.1 | 92 | 94.3 | |
| Current prices, Civil engineering work, calendar adjusted only | 184.1 | 171.2 | 154.8 | 164.1 | 138.4 | 118.1 | 142.7 | 140.1 | 132.8 | 160.7 | 135 | 153.2 | 149.8 | 161.8 | 140.1 | 198.9 | 113.4 | 118.3 | 130.7 | 137.7 | 133.5 | 128.5 | 143.3 | 139.9 | 147.7 | 131.7 | 140.1 | 150.5 | 120.4 | 102.9 | 125.7 | 103.3 | 130.8 | 131.4 | 153.8 | 143.3 | 130.9 | |
| Current prices, Industrial clients, calendar adjusted only | 165 | 138.6 | 130.6 | 147.4 | 122.7 | 112.2 | 128.2 | 130.7 | 117.1 | 143 | 138.6 | 140 | 134.4 | 141.1 | 127.2 | 171.6 | 102.1 | 109.5 | 115.1 | 126.7 | 120.4 | 114.6 | 134.1 | 112 | 130.2 | 119.3 | 117.5 | 121.6 | 101.8 | 96.8 | 117.5 | 104.8 | 121 | 137.5 | 149 | 116.7 | 110.3 | |
| Current prices, Structural engineering - industrial clients, calendar adjusted only | 117.6 | 101.7 | 89.8 | 126.9 | 91.3 | 78.3 | 103.1 | 93.6 | 91 | 107.3 | 126.3 | 108.1 | 104.7 | 87.8 | 103.9 | 109.6 | 80.6 | 74.6 | 94.1 | 86.9 | 88.5 | 91.2 | 104.7 | 83.4 | 100.9 | 108.4 | 83 | 102.9 | 72.2 | 78 | 89.1 | 89.3 | 89.4 | 121.1 | 99.8 | 104.7 | 86.4 | |
| Current prices, Public sector construction and road construction, calendar adjusted only | 155.5 | 153.3 | 131.4 | 160.2 | 120.7 | 89 | 122.1 | 115.7 | 117 | 149.6 | 121.2 | 127.7 | 139 | 121.1 | 128.7 | 159.5 | 108.1 | 90.6 | 125.8 | 107.4 | 113.1 | 118.6 | 120.5 | 131.3 | 131.4 | 124.6 | 120.3 | 149.5 | 108.5 | 90 | 114.3 | 91.5 | 107.2 | 125.8 | 112.8 | 147.5 | 131.4 | |
| Current prices, Structural engineering - public sector construction, calendar adjusted only | 164.5 | 131.6 | 123.9 | 175.9 | 124.3 | 81.7 | 94.1 | 129.3 | 107.8 | 189.6 | 120.5 | 108.2 | 164.4 | 99.8 | 134.9 | 158.1 | 136 | 84.9 | 142.8 | 103.5 | 113.9 | 128.5 | 113 | 128.3 | 127.7 | 104.1 | 108.5 | 138.3 | 120.7 | 91.4 | 152.1 | 105.2 | 102.9 | 179.8 | 116.8 | 137.9 | 167.3 | |
| Calendar and seasonally adjusted6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Constant prices, Main construction industry, calendar and seasonally adjusted2 | 101 | 95.3 | 92.3 | 92.3 | 92.8 | 88 | 92 | 95.7 | 90.2 | 99 | 93.8 | 90.9 | 90.6 | 91.9 | 91.9 | 100.9 | 84.4 | 91.7 | 88.4 | 92 | 88.4 | 81.8 | 94.2 | 83.3 | 87.9 | 86.9 | 86.2 | 84.8 | 84.7 | 83.4 | 88.7 | 80.1 | 89.4 | 92.5 | 100.4 | 91.7 | 84 | |
| Constant prices, Structural engineering work, calendar and seasonally adjusted2 | 81.3 | 74.9 | 77.3 | 82.2 | 76.3 | 71.5 | 74.7 | 83 | 79.2 | 82.8 | 82.6 | 73.4 | 78 | 69.9 | 83 | 75.4 | 75.6 | 76.2 | 75.4 | 75.7 | 73.3 | 69.6 | 76.4 | 66.1 | 72.6 | 78 | 70.9 | 72 | 69.2 | 70.2 | 76.4 | 73.4 | 74.4 | 84.7 | 77 | 78.1 | 74.5 | |
| Constant prices, Structural engineering, excluding residential construction, calendar and seasonally adjusted | 87.4 | 82 | 79.1 | 87.9 | 84 | 76.7 | 76.4 | 85.2 | 78.1 | 88.5 | 93.6 | 77.6 | 84.5 | 71.5 | 92.4 | 79.5 | 80.5 | 75.9 | 81.8 | 78.1 | 79.1 | 72.2 | 82.7 | 68.4 | 79 | 87 | 75.2 | 75.8 | 72.9 | 80.4 | 82.5 | 81.5 | 79.1 | 99.5 | 83.1 | 82.6 | 76.3 | |
| Constant prices, Residential construction, calendar and seasonally adjusted | 73.4 | 65.8 | 74.9 | 74.8 | 66.3 | 64.7 | 72.6 | 80.1 | 80.6 | 75.3 | 68.3 | 67.9 | 69.6 | 67.8 | 70.7 | 70.1 | 69.3 | 76.5 | 67 | 72.7 | 65.8 | 66.2 | 68.2 | 63.2 | 64.4 | 66.3 | 65.3 | 67.1 | 64.5 | 56.9 | 68.6 | 63 | 68.3 | 65.4 | 69.2 | 72.3 | 72.1 | |
| Constant prices, Civil engineering work, calendar and seasonally adjusted | 125.5 | 120.7 | 111 | 104.8 | 113.5 | 108.6 | 113.4 | 111.5 | 103.9 | 119.2 | 107.7 | 112.7 | 106.3 | 119.4 | 103.1 | 132.7 | 95.4 | 111.1 | 104.6 | 112.3 | 107.1 | 97.1 | 116.4 | 104.8 | 106.9 | 97.9 | 105.3 | 100.7 | 103.9 | 99.9 | 104.1 | 88.4 | 108 | 102.3 | 129.6 | 108.7 | 96 | |
| Current prices, Main construction industry, calendar and seasonally adjusted2 | 136.5 | 128.6 | 121.7 | 121.2 | 121.8 | 115.2 | 120.5 | 124.7 | 117.4 | 128.5 | 121.4 | 117.9 | 117.1 | 118.5 | 117.8 | 129 | 107.8 | 117.3 | 112.7 | 117.2 | 112.6 | 104 | 119.5 | 105.4 | 110.7 | 109.1 | 108.2 | 106.1 | 105.7 | 104.3 | 110.5 | 99.6 | 111.2 | 114.9 | 124.3 | 114.6 | 104.7 | |
| Current prices, Structural engineering work, calendar and seasonally adjusted1 | 108.6 | 100.1 | 100.5 | 106.6 | 98.8 | 92.4 | 96.3 | 106.7 | 101.6 | 106 | 105.6 | 93.9 | 99.6 | 88.9 | 105.1 | 95.3 | 95.3 | 95.9 | 94.7 | 95 | 91.9 | 87.1 | 95.5 | 82.4 | 90.3 | 96.7 | 87.8 | 89 | 85.3 | 86.7 | 94.2 | 90.3 | 91.6 | 104.1 | 94.5 | 96.8 | 92 | |
| Current prices, Residential construction, calendar and seasonally adjusted | 97.2 | 87.1 | 96.9 | 96.3 | 85.4 | 83.1 | 92.9 | 102.4 | 102.8 | 95.8 | 86.6 | 86.4 | 88.3 | 85.7 | 88.9 | 88 | 86.8 | 95.9 | 83.8 | 90.8 | 82 | 82.4 | 84.7 | 78.3 | 79.5 | 81.8 | 80.5 | 82.5 | 79 | 69.9 | 84.1 | 77 | 83.8 | 80.1 | 84.5 | 89.2 | 88.7 | |
| Current prices, Civil engineering work, calendar and seasonally adjusted | 171.3 | 164.3 | 148.1 | 139.5 | 150.5 | 143.6 | 150.8 | 147.1 | 137 | 156.7 | 141 | 147.7 | 139 | 155.5 | 133.7 | 171 | 123.4 | 144.1 | 135.2 | 144.8 | 138.5 | 125.1 | 149.6 | 134.1 | 136.2 | 124.7 | 133.6 | 127.4 | 131 | 126.2 | 130.8 | 111.3 | 135.5 | 128.3 | 161.5 | 136.9 | 120.4 | |
| Current prices, Industrial clients, calendar and seasonally adjusted | 156.7 | 138.7 | 133.8 | 129.4 | 133.5 | 129.9 | 125.5 | 131.8 | 118.9 | 137.8 | 140 | 135.8 | 127.6 | 141.2 | 131.2 | 152.5 | 110.9 | 125.6 | 112.6 | 127.4 | 121.9 | 110.4 | 137.8 | 109 | 123.2 | 119.4 | 120.4 | 107.6 | 110.3 | 110.5 | 115 | 106.5 | 122.6 | 132.6 | 155.1 | 112.7 | 104.2 | |
| Current prices, Structural engineering - industrial clients, calendar and seasonally adjusted | 112.1 | 102.7 | 96.5 | 106 | 101.8 | 94.4 | 100.6 | 101.5 | 95.8 | 100.3 | 119.4 | 100.3 | 100 | 88.3 | 111.5 | 92.5 | 88.7 | 88.9 | 92.3 | 94.2 | 92.8 | 85.2 | 100.5 | 77.5 | 95.9 | 108.5 | 88.4 | 88.1 | 78.6 | 91.5 | 87.8 | 96.5 | 93.8 | 113.8 | 97.4 | 97.2 | 81.8 | |
| Current prices, Public sector construction and road construction, calendar and seasonally adjusted | 139.3 | 145.8 | 124.3 | 128.9 | 133.4 | 119.7 | 134.2 | 131.7 | 125.9 | 140.4 | 123 | 117.9 | 124.6 | 113.6 | 121.8 | 128.8 | 119 | 122.3 | 133.8 | 123.3 | 122.9 | 111.5 | 121.5 | 120.3 | 117.4 | 115.9 | 112.7 | 121.2 | 119.1 | 121.3 | 123.9 | 107.2 | 116.5 | 117.5 | 114.1 | 135.4 | 116.7 | |
| Current prices, Structural engineering - public sector construction, calendar and seasonally adjusted | 136.8 | 137.1 | 128.5 | 146 | 136.3 | 118.3 | 92.7 | 141.4 | 118.6 | 163.8 | 123.5 | 97.6 | 138.6 | 102.9 | 139.9 | 131.7 | 150.3 | 121.5 | 142.8 | 113.3 | 124.1 | 111 | 115.7 | 114.9 | 108.3 | 107 | 112.2 | 115.9 | 132.9 | 129.7 | 154.3 | 115.1 | 111.9 | 155 | 119.8 | 122.5 | 141.8 | |
| Turnover4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 41+42 Construction of buildings; civil engineering | 7.96 | 8.22 | 8.11 | 7.63 | 6.99 | 7.66 | 7.78 | 7.85 | 7.74 | 7.52 | 7.56 | 7.51 | 7.48 | 7.43 | 7.5 | 7.48 | 7.63 | 7.73 | 7.26 | 7.35 | 7.28 | 7.24 | 7.65 | 7.22 | 7.19 | 7.16 | 7.35 | 7.35 | 7.22 | 6.87 | 7.19 | 7.14 | 7.25 | 7.41 | 7.26 | 7.42 | 7.3 | |
| Flows, Commercial construction - turnover from construction work | 4.73 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.55 | 4.13 | 4.44 | 4.61 | 4.66 | 4.62 | 4.52 | 4.48 | 4.43 | 4.35 | 4.41 | 4.4 | 4.39 | 4.61 | 4.49 | 4.17 | 4.23 | 4.22 | 4.14 | 4.32 | 4.15 | 4.12 | 4.07 | 4.21 | 4.15 | 4.11 | 3.94 | 4.23 | 4.06 | 4.04 | 4.08 | 4.01 | 4.09 | 4.07 | |
| Flows, Public sector construction and road construction - turnover from construction work | 3.61 | 3.62 | 3.66 | 3.53 | 3.26 | 3.64 | 3.62 | 3.57 | 3.51 | 3.39 | 3.41 | 3.44 | 3.46 | 3.42 | 3.48 | 3.41 | 3.48 | 3.57 | 3.34 | 3.32 | 3.27 | 3.29 | 3.53 | 3.31 | 3.27 | 3.24 | 3.28 | 3.36 | 3.33 | 2.99 | 2.98 | 3.12 | 3.16 | 3.15 | 3.1 | 3.17 | 3.13 | |
| Flows, Residential construction - turnover from construction work | 2 | 2.07 | 2.06 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.89 | 2 | 2.01 | 1.98 | 1.9 | 1.96 | 1.93 | 1.95 | 1.9 | 1.92 | 2.02 | 2.08 | 2.13 | 1.98 | 1.98 | 1.97 | 1.93 | 1.99 | 1.95 | 1.97 | 1.96 | 1.98 | 2.03 | 2.19 | 1.97 | 2.06 | 2.1 | 2.12 | 2.26 | 2.17 | 2.29 | 2.24 | |
| Building permits (Destatis)2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| All building work (incl. existing buildings)4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Buildings / building measures | 13,144 | 12,416 | 12,399 | 13,410 | 12,490 | 12,330 | 12,277 | 12,226 | 12,650 | 13,472 | 12,688 | 14,136 | 12,428 | 12,112 | 12,172 | 12,711 | 11,645 | 11,413 | 11,750 | 11,715 | 12,445 | 11,394 | 12,517 | 12,680 | 12,464 | 11,993 | 12,256 | 12,446 | 12,365 | 11,029 | 11,653 | 12,389 | 12,886 | 13,236 | 13,665 | 14,171 | 14,917 | |
| Dwellings | 21,642 | 20,992 | 20,172 | 21,775 | 22,220 | 19,510 | 22,934 | 20,119 | 19,859 | 24,383 | 19,329 | 22,079 | 19,021 | 16,839 | 18,468 | 19,526 | 17,900 | 18,006 | 22,255 | 17,891 | 18,592 | 15,263 | 18,281 | 16,980 | 17,626 | 17,787 | 17,611 | 18,464 | 18,323 | 16,843 | 21,182 | 20,553 | 22,681 | 19,856 | 19,625 | 21,007 | 21,767 | |
| Living floor space | 1,998 | 1,917 | 1,872 | 1,994 | 1,920 | 1,821 | 2,010 | 1,807 | 2,025 | 2,120 | 1,770 | 2,042 | 1,758 | 1,626 | 1,761 | 1,847 | 1,621 | 1,629 | 1,934 | 1,645 | 1,714 | 1,413 | 1,727 | 1,633 | 1,664 | 1,644 | 1,693 | 1,747 | 1,725 | 1,575 | 1,886 | 1,870 | 2,037 | 1,925 | 1,889 | 2,005 | 2,132 | |
| Estimated construction cost | 10,266,069 | 8,978,147 | 8,833,678 | 9,751,006 | 9,315,869 | 8,980,227 | 9,713,566 | 8,750,775 | 11,227,194 | 10,086,359 | 9,912,592 | 10,841,264 | 10,234,503 | 8,304,594 | 10,115,028 | 9,661,310 | 8,465,219 | 7,948,074 | 9,491,820 | 8,371,142 | 8,745,305 | 7,674,044 | 9,178,377 | 8,629,512 | 8,546,188 | 8,499,781 | 8,707,114 | 10,015,511 | 8,882,185 | 7,361,838 | 9,242,167 | 9,141,928 | 9,839,084 | 9,527,849 | 9,102,991 | 9,840,672 | 9,587,207 | |
| Newly erected buildings4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Buildings / building measures | 7,563 | 7,217 | 7,027 | 7,771 | 7,186 | 7,094 | 7,177 | 6,880 | 7,088 | 7,756 | 7,098 | 7,726 | 6,657 | 6,416 | 6,774 | 7,023 | 6,403 | 6,235 | 6,293 | 6,086 | 6,728 | 6,044 | 6,648 | 6,623 | 6,454 | 6,336 | 6,458 | 6,564 | 6,653 | 5,748 | 6,259 | 6,606 | 7,078 | 7,077 | 7,337 | 7,663 | 8,274 | |
| Dwellings | 17,756 | 17,780 | 16,938 | 17,605 | 19,031 | 16,383 | 19,322 | 16,302 | 16,757 | 20,915 | 15,791 | 18,294 | 15,555 | 13,691 | 15,357 | 16,268 | 14,577 | 15,251 | 18,472 | 14,501 | 15,046 | 11,616 | 15,005 | 13,862 | 14,437 | 14,614 | 14,623 | 15,101 | 15,309 | 13,882 | 17,423 | 17,638 | 19,472 | 16,785 | 16,334 | 17,315 | 17,936 | |
| Living floor space | 1,676 | 1,617 | 1,575 | 1,631 | 1,604 | 1,529 | 1,700 | 1,472 | 1,541 | 1,792 | 1,459 | 1,683 | 1,421 | 1,319 | 1,447 | 1,526 | 1,323 | 1,344 | 1,607 | 1,303 | 1,385 | 1,104 | 1,396 | 1,308 | 1,339 | 1,329 | 1,368 | 1,420 | 1,420 | 1,273 | 1,521 | 1,540 | 1,714 | 1,585 | 1,541 | 1,626 | 1,736 | |
| Estimated construction cost | 7,911,170 | 7,192,505 | 7,186,944 | 7,496,472 | 7,261,328 | 7,309,955 | 8,000,947 | 6,917,127 | 8,167,115 | 8,084,098 | 7,877,020 | 8,751,159 | 8,411,848 | 6,375,782 | 8,336,083 | 7,799,495 | 6,541,255 | 6,295,268 | 7,653,312 | 6,489,001 | 6,832,927 | 5,831,518 | 7,319,797 | 6,962,809 | 6,790,137 | 6,758,269 | 6,721,437 | 8,182,732 | 7,180,176 | 5,794,384 | 7,503,702 | 7,292,360 | 8,059,518 | 7,879,255 | 7,320,982 | 7,731,228 | 7,290,553 | |
| Main construction industry (Destatis)5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Establishments | 9,482 | 9,502 | 9,521 | 9,544 | 9,557 | 9,567 | 9,390 | 9,415 | 9,435 | 9,466 | 9,501 | 9,519 | 9,538 | 9,548 | 9,575 | 9,612 | 9,621 | 9,640 | 9,391 | 9,404 | 9,411 | 9,422 | 9,440 | 9,457 | 9,494 | 9,510 | 9,531 | 9,549 | 9,562 | 9,577 | 9,543 | 9,559 | 9,572 | 9,592 | 9,602 | 9,617 | 9,638 | |
| Persons employed | 545 | 545 | 545 | 545 | 537 | 537 | 532 | 539 | 541 | 542 | 540 | 537 | 537 | 537 | 538 | 536 | 532 | 532 | 525 | 532 | 534 | 534 | 533 | 531 | 532 | 531 | 533 | 531 | 528 | 528 | 525 | 534 | 537 | 538 | 536 | 534 | 534 | |
| Wages and salaries | 2,418,148 | 2,304,278 | 2,445,408 | 2,173,602 | 1,850,962 | 1,897,905 | 2,249,628 | 2,766,889 | 2,300,416 | 2,244,078 | 2,183,742 | 2,362,276 | 2,245,130 | 2,231,602 | 2,319,422 | 2,014,275 | 1,822,470 | 1,908,864 | 2,075,678 | 2,631,704 | 2,209,259 | 2,088,237 | 2,119,358 | 2,260,687 | 2,111,399 | 2,116,533 | 2,144,286 | 1,879,950 | 1,793,869 | 1,759,500 | 1,898,704 | 2,533,835 | 2,055,416 | 1,995,784 | 2,069,942 | 2,038,045 | 2,076,092 | |
| Hours worked | 57,257 | 50,341 | 56,014 | 56,126 | 39,050 | 32,217 | 40,989 | 53,960 | 57,612 | 57,239 | 48,700 | 58,522 | 53,086 | 53,569 | 55,216 | 52,740 | 42,117 | 38,070 | 39,857 | 54,460 | 57,005 | 54,950 | 50,936 | 58,154 | 54,745 | 51,512 | 57,143 | 51,703 | 47,232 | 35,874 | 37,078 | 56,361 | 54,637 | 56,493 | 53,781 | 54,790 | 57,722 | |
| Construction turnover | 11,213 | 10,072 | 10,011 | 9,222 | 6,288 | 5,410 | 12,452 | 12,335 | 11,595 | 10,861 | 9,919 | 11,107 | 10,052 | 9,847 | 9,415 | 8,754 | 7,048 | 5,699 | 11,555 | 11,550 | 10,840 | 10,108 | 10,198 | 10,670 | 9,840 | 9,207 | 9,332 | 8,366 | 6,778 | 5,038 | 11,281 | 11,496 | 10,410 | 10,251 | 9,876 | 10,276 | 10,277 |
Latest reading
Residential and non-residential buildings, total stood at 9.79 EUR billion in Jun 2026. That is +5.3% from May 2026 and −4.0% from a year earlier. The series on this page is monthly and runs from Jan 1994 to Jun 2026. Source: Deutsche Bundesbank and Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis).
- Latest
- 9.79 EUR billion
- Jun 2026
- vs previous period
- +5.3%
- May 2026
- vs a year earlier
- −4.0%
About this data
The German construction cycle from permit to turnover: estimated construction cost of permits issued, orders received, turnover, persons employed, hours worked and gross wages, together with the Destatis series for permits by type of building work and for establishments, employment and turnover in the main construction industry.
