Report Published: "Estonia Infrastructure Report 2015"

The only real growth stories of note in our outlook for the Estonian construction sector are a relatively strong residential housing subsector, driven by rising house prices and high demand, and developments at the country's ports with further trade routes and partners being targeted. While 2015 will be a return to growth after two years of contraction for the construction sector at 3. 5 %, the long-term outlook is unspectacular low single-digit growth .

Although business confidence is still relatively weak - owing to cautious recovery in the eurozone, there is significant optimism in the household sector. As mentioned, the dominant residential building sector will be the main driver of construction growth to the end of our forecast period. Building permits for dwellings, mainly block of flats, increased in Q214 by 50% y-o-y to 1,333, with the number of dwellings being completed rising by 147 on Q213 to 631. We see the residential and non-residential sector only growing in dominance of total construction value over our forecast period, rising from 65.2% in 2015 to 72.2% in 2024, at a value of EUR1.5bn (USD1.9bn).

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Key developments in the sector included:

Eesti Bank, Estonia's central bank, announced that the median square metre price for housing stood 20% higher y-o-y in Q114, but still 21% lower than the 2007 peak. In a statement the bank said that a steep rise in demand has been caused by the younger generation and people restrained by the financial crisis entering the housing market, and a growth in single person households. Furthermore, due to the quantity of houses and flats built 30-40 years ago, people are now looking to upgrade to more modern homes, and not just in Tallinn, but these trends have been spreading throughout the country gaining independence from Russia and joining the EU. Although price increases and demand are set to continue, local lending banks have reportedly assured the central bank that they will not...

The Estonia Infrastructure Report features Business Monitor International (BMI)'s market assessment and forecasts covering public procurement and spending on all major infrastructure and construction projects, including transportation and logistics by land, sea and air; power plants and utilities, and commercial construction and property development. The report analyses the impact of regulatory changes and the macroeconomic outlook and features competitive intelligence on contractors and suppliers.

BMI's Estonia Infrastructure Report provides industry professionals and strategists, sector analysts, investors, trade associations and regulatory bodies with independent forecasts and competitive intelligence on the Estonian infrastructure and construction industry.

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