In the third quarter, the construction industry managed to do better than in the same period in 2019, two years earlier, driven in particular by households benefiting from MaPrimeRénov ', announced Thursday the main organization of the sector.
Building crafts, a sector that ranges from house construction to energy renovation, saw its activity grow by 4% compared to the third quarter of 2020 and by 2,2% compared to that of 2019, returning to its pre-crisis level, according to the Confederation of Crafts and Small Building Enterprises (Capeb).
It is in work to improve the energy performance of housing that it achieves its best score with growth of 5,5%, followed by maintenance-renovation activity (+ 5%).
In addition, the activity benefits from "strong demand from households and a large stock of works to be carried out, in particular supported by the MaPrimeRenov device", indicates Capeb.
Order books represent 103 working days in Q3 2021, an increase of 31 days compared to the same period last year.
The sector created 54.200 additional jobs over the last twelve months, a figure up 3,8%. Capeb adds that "14% of craft businesses are considering hiring additional employees", against 4% previously.
Despite everything, the sector is caught up by the economic situation: prices increased by 3,8% in the second quarter compared to the previous year and costs by 4,8%.
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