German real civil engineering orders, adjusted
German real civil engineering orders, adjusted stood at 111.3 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Constant prices, Main construction industry, calendar and seasonally adjusted | 90.3 | 99.5 | 95.3 | 92 | 92.1 | 93.3 | 88.5 | 92 | 95.2 | 89.6 | |
| Constant prices, Civil engineering work, calendar and seasonally adjusted | 111.3 | 123.8 | 119.6 | 110.7 | 105 | 113.8 | 108.7 | 113.5 | 111.6 | 103.9 | |
| Constant prices, Structural engineering work, calendar and seasonally adjusted | 73.4 | 80.1 | 75.8 | 77 | 81.8 | 76.9 | 72.2 | 74.7 | 82.2 | 78 |
Understanding german real civil engineering orders, adjusted
Infrastructure contract valuations form the boundary of this measure, tracking the financial commitments for roads, bridges, tunnels, and utilities signed by the main construction industry. Because the metric applies a constant price methodology, inflation effects are deliberately stripped out of the underlying contract sums. Unlike the broader main industry aggregate or the above-ground building equivalent, this specific gauge leaves out housing and commercial offices entirely. It captures exclusively below-ground and heavy engineering works, measuring the pure physical volume of new agreements secured by operating firms rather than the fluctuating nominal cash value.
Mathematical adjustments smooth out the severe winter weather disruptions that typically halt heavy infrastructure schedules, alongside standardizing the varying number of working days per month. Evaluating the month-on-month sequence offers the most direct view of the immediate contracting cycle, given that the recurring seasonal noise has already been neutralized. Analysts must avoid conflating these forward-looking contracts with actual realized turnover, since major state or corporate infrastructure agreements translate into completed physical work and billed revenue over extended, multi-year timelines. Preliminary releases face routine revisions as delayed contract notifications from regional offices eventually reach the central ledger.
Frequently asked questions
- Does this series reflect inflation in construction materials?
- No, the constant price methodology deliberately removes the impact of material and labor cost inflation to measure the pure volume of orders.
- Are housing developments included in this metric?
- Residential and commercial buildings fall under structural engineering and are entirely excluded from this specific metric.
- How does weather affect these monthly figures?
- The figures are mathematically adjusted to remove typical seasonal weather variations, making the underlying trend visible regardless of winter freezes or summer peaks.