1
Building and construction (including civil engineering)
5.7
But
sites in 1981 was
sites
The preliminary estimate of expenditure on building
and construction (including civil engineering) in 1981 was 68
higher in real terms than the provisional estimate for 1980.
the number of persons employed on building and construction (including civil engineering) on average 2% less than in 1980. With this increase in output per head and there being no shortage of unskilled labour, the capacity of the building and construction (including civil engineering) sector appears able to meet increased demand for
its output from both the public and private sectors.
5.8
The preliminary estimate of expenditure on building
works (i.e. excluding civil engineering works) in 1981 was 8%
in real terms higher than the provisional estimate for
for 1980
but the number of persons employed on building sites was on average 1% lower in 1981 than in 1980. This recent increase in output per head is a reverse of the situation in the years
1978 to 1980 when the growth rate of employment was significantly faster than the growth rate of output
(5)
•
As
/ far
(5)
(at constant
Expenditure
(1973) prices)
Number of
persons*
employed
on building
Growth
on building
works
rate
sites
Growth
rate
($Mn)
(8)
(*)
1977
3,269
29
42 850
23
1978
3,588
10
49 200
15
1979
4,056
13
62 250
27
1980
4,688**
16
73 700
18
1981
5,077***
8
73 300
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Note:
(*)
Quarterly average for each year
(**)
Provisional estimate
(***)
Preliminary estimate
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