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AMSTERDAM (Thomson Financial) - Turnover in the Dutch building sector increased almost 14 pct when compared to the same period a year earlier, the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) said.
The CBS said the soft winter enabled extended construction and said the total number of working hours in the first-quarter was up 7 pct versus the same period in 2006.
Builders active in construction as well as water and road infrastructure saw the highest increase in turnover, 19.5 pct, according to CBS. Turnover in the rest of the sector increased by an average of 13 pct year on year.
2006 was a record year for the sector, with roughly 70 bln eur in revenues, according to the CBS.
AMSTERDAM (Thomson Financial) - Turnover in the Dutch building sector increased almost 14 pct when compared to the same period a year earlier, the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) said.
The CBS said the soft winter enabled extended construction and said the total number of working hours in the first-quarter was up 7 pct versus the same period in 2006.
Builders active in construction as well as water and road infrastructure saw the highest increase in turnover, 19.5 pct, according to CBS. Turnover in the rest of the sector increased by an average of 13 pct year on year.
2006 was a record year for the sector, with roughly 70 bln eur in revenues, according to the CBS.
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