Monthly Survey of Construction Orders Received and Value of Construction Completed

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Overview

Survey Name

• Monthly Survey of Construction Orders Received and Value of Construction Completed

Survey Type

• Survey statistics

Type of Statistics

• Designated statistics (No. 101016)

Purpose

• To provide basic data required to understand the trend of domestic construction by surveying the amount of construction orders received and value of construction completed per orderer and construction type

Frequency

• Monthly

Target Population

• Classified as 『F Construction』 of the Korean Standard Industrial Classification. Limited to domestic construction orders. Overseas construction orders are excluded.

Survey Unit and Target Population Size

• Survey target: Construction business entities in the country
• Survey population
  • Construction Orders Received: Establishments that record top 54% of representation in terms of the value of construction completed according to the recent results of the Construction Survey
  • Value of Construction Completde: Establishments that record top 50% of representation in terms of the value of construction completde according to the recent results of the Construction Survey

Survey Reference Period and Date

• Survey reference period: 1st day to the last day of a month
• Reference date: the last day of a month

History

• Construction Orders Received
  • A pilot survey from Jan. 1975 to Jun. 1976
  • July 26, 1976: Approved for the production of statistics
  • July 1976: The first survey (top 170 establishments of subcontract's values of construction completed)
  • Jan. 1991 ~ Dec. 1994: Top 200 estabalishments surveyed (around 55% of representation)
  • Jan. 1995: Every year adjusted the number of establishments surveyed to maintain 54% of representation
  • Feb. 2008: The survey "Monthly Survey of Construction Orders Received" was integrated into the survey "Monthly Survey of Construction Orders Received and Value of Construction Completed".
  • Oct. 2008: Changed the Korean survey title
• Value of Construction Completed
  • A pilot survey from Aug. 1997 to Feb. 1998
  • Feb. 3, 1998: Approval for the production of the survey
  • March 1998: The first survey (from January data)
    • This survey is revised each year to maintain the representation level of 50% as in the Construction Work Survey.
  • Feb. 2008: The survey "Monthly Survey of Value of Construction Completed" was integrated into the survey "Monthly Survey of Construction Orders Received and Value of Construction Completed".
  • Oct. 2008: Changed the Korean survey title

Data Provision

Method of Publication and URL

• News releases, KOSIS (http://kosis.kr)

Publication Frequency

• Monthly

Publication Title

• Report on the Monthly Survey of Construction Orders Received and Value of Construction Completed

Contact

Director for International Cooperation. Tel: +82. 42. 481. 2555