German nominal civil engineering orders, adjusted
German nominal civil engineering orders, adjusted stood at 152.4 Value in Jul 2026, according to Deutsche Bundesbank and Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis). It is one of the indicators in the Construction activity table (Value · Monthly), with a complete series running from Jan 1991 to Jul 2026. The complete series with an interactive chart, free to download.
This indicator in the Construction activity table
| Indicator | 07-2026 | 06-2026 | 05-2026 | 04-2026 | 03-2026 | 02-2026 | 01-2026 | 12-2025 | 11-2025 | 10-2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current prices, Main construction industry, calendar and seasonally adjusted | 122.3 | 134.4 | 128.5 | 121.4 | 121.2 | 122.5 | 115.8 | 120.6 | 124.1 | 116.6 | |
| Current prices, Civil engineering work, calendar and seasonally adjusted | 152.4 | 168.7 | 162.6 | 148 | 140 | 151 | 143.9 | 151 | 147.2 | 137 | |
| Current prices, Structural engineering work, calendar and seasonally adjusted | 98.2 | 106.9 | 101.1 | 100.1 | 106.2 | 99.6 | 93.4 | 96.3 | 105.7 | 100.2 |
Understanding german nominal civil engineering orders, adjusted
Financial commitments specifically for heavy infrastructure and below-ground projects dictate the boundaries of this indicator. Counted at current prices, the cash values include all underlying cost pressures from raw materials and wages at the time the contracts are signed. The metric isolates works such as railways, highways, and water supply networks, completely excluding residential housing and commercial property developments. Unlike its constant-price counterpart, this measurement reflects the actual billing amounts agreed upon by the main construction industry rather than the physical volume of the planned engineering tasks.
Mathematical filters remove the distortions caused by unequal working days and the predictable winter freezes that pause heavy earthmoving tasks. Consequently, short-term momentum is best analyzed by looking at period-on-period changes, as the typical annual weather cycles are already neutralized. Analysts tracking infrastructure budgets over longer periods must interpret these figures carefully, because rising asphalt or steel prices will inflate the index even if fewer highways are actually commissioned. Revisions are standard for recent months as delayed project filings are systematically incorporated into the central dataset.
Frequently asked questions
- Does this series include contracts to build apartment blocks?
- No, residential structures belong to the building construction category and fall entirely outside the scope of heavy engineering works.
- Are the effects of inflation removed from these contract sums?
- No, the current price methodology retains all inflation effects, reflecting the exact cash value agreed upon when the contract was signed.
- How reliable are the first published figures for a given month?
- The initial release serves as a preliminary estimate and is routinely revised in subsequent periods as late contract data is processed.