According to data provided by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK), in the first quarter of the current year the season and calender adjusted index of the number of hours worked in construction in Turkey decreased by 1.2 percent compared to the fourth quarter last year, while the calender adjusted index of the number of hours worked fell by 3.4 percent compared to the same quarter of the previous year. The number of hours worked in civil engineering in the first quarter decreased 1.9 percent and the number of hours worked in construction of buildings fell by 3.9 percent, both year on year.
Meanwhile, in the first quarter the season and calender adjusted employment index of the domestic construction industry decreased by one percent from the fourth quarter of 2012 and the calender adjusted employment index fell 2.8 percent year on year. Employment in construction of buildings in the first quarter was down by 3.6 percent, while employment in civil engineering decreased by 0.3 percent, compared to the corresponding period of 2012.