The eastern German construction industry is not yet seeing a sustainable upturn despite rising incoming orders. In the first quarter of 2026, turnover in the main construction sector fell significantly, according to the Construction Industry Association East in Potsdam. At the same time, although incoming orders increased nominally by 4.5 percent to 5.5 billion euros, the real increase was only 0.6 percent.
"At the beginning of 2026, construction activity suffered a weather-related setback and incoming orders did not yet show any consistently positive signals for the development of the construction industry in the coming months," said Managing Director Robert Momberg.
