Over 57% of construction firms expected to perform better in Q3
Up to 57.3 percent of construction businesses are expected to perform better in the third quarter of 2018, according to the General Statistics Office.
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According to the survey, 60.2% of State-run construction firms said they were optimistic that the business situation in the third quarter would be better and more stable than that of the second quarter.
Around 57.4% of non-State businesses and 56.1% of foreign direct investment (FDI) enterprises also showed optimism.
The survey indicated that 48.6% of enterprises said they would stabilise or reduce expenses for construction activities in Q3, while 51.4% expected increasing production costs.
As many as 54.6% of FDI companies forecast to stabilise or reduce production costs. The ratio for non-State and State-owned firms was 48.3% and 35.7%, respectively.
In the third quarter, 48.8% of businesses anticipated stable or reducing expenses for construction materials, while 51.2% would increase building material costs.
A total of 57.5% of FDI firms said they would maintain or reduce expenses for construction materials. The proportion for non-State and State-owned enterprises was 48.2% and 37.8%, respectively.
Up to 54.3% of businesses said they would maintain or reduce employment costs. Some 64% of FDI firms would do also be doing so, while this proportion for non-State and State-run firms was 49% and 53.4%, respectively.