Die Bauwirtschaft trug in Westeuropa in den vergangenen zwei Jahren wesentlich zum Konjunkturaufschwung bei. Die stark erhöhten
Zinsen werden heuer das Wachstum dämpfen, vor allem im Hochbau. Mittelfristig scheint der Tiefbau in Europa wieder mehr an
Bedeutung zu gewinnen. Bereits 1990 wird die Dynamik im gesamten westeuropäischen Tiefbau höher sein als im Hochbau.
Keywords:Tiefbau gewinnt in Europa an Bedeutung. Perspektiven der Bauwirtschaft in Westeuropa; Civil Engineering Projects Gain in Importance
in Europe
Forschungsbereich:Regionalökonomie und räumliche Analyse
Sprache:Deutsch
Civil Engineering Projects Gain in Importance in Europe
Over the last two years the construction industry in Western Europe was an integral part of the economic upswing. The construction
volume rose by 5.8 percent in 1988 and by 4.6 percent in 1989. The upswing in construction activity will continue, though
slightly weakened, into 1990 with a rate of 2½percent. In 1989, the fastest growing market category was non-residential construction
and civil engineering; residential construction and renovation and modernization follow in second place. New housing starts
are expected to decline in 1990 in European countries, largely as a result of higher interest rates. The mid-term outlook
is for an expansion in civil engineering projects; in 1990 growth in this sector is expected to exceed that in residential
and non residential construction in Western Europe.
