The FINANCIAL — In May 2017 compared with April 2017, seasonally adjusted production in the construction sector decreased by 0.7% in the euro area (EA19) and by 1.1% in the EU28, according to first estimates from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union.
In April 2017, production in construction grew by 0.3% in the euro area and by 0.2% in the EU28.
In May 2017 compared with May 2016, production in construction increased by 2.6% in the euro area and by 2.5% in the EU28.
Monthly comparison by construction sector and by Member State
The decrease of 0.7% in production in construction in the euro area in May 2017, compared with April 2017, is due to civil engineering falling by 0.9% and building construction by 0.6%.
In the EU28, the decrease of 1.1% is due to both building construction and civil engineering falling by 1.1%.
Among Member States for which data are available, the largest decreases in production in construction were recorded in Slovenia (-10.6%), Sweden (-7.1%) and Slovakia (-4.9%), and the highest increases in Hungary (+7.6%), Bulgaria (+3.6%) and Italy (+2.7%).
Annual comparison by construction sector and by Member State
The increase of 2.6% in production in construction in the euro area in May 2017, compared with May 2016, is due to civil engineering rising by 2.8% and building construction by 2.5%.
In the EU28, the increase of 2.5% is due to building construction rising by 2.9% and civil engineering by 1.6%.
Among Member States for which data are available, the highest increases in production in construction were recorded in Hungary (+35.3%) and Bulgaria (+11.9%). Decreases were observed in Romania (-16.7%), Spain (-5.6%) and Slovakia (-2.1%).
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