The FINANCIAL — In July 2015 compared with June 2015, seasonally adjusted production in the construction sector rose by 1.0% in the euro area (EA19) and by 0.7% in the EU28, according to first estimates from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. In June 2015, production in construction dropped by 1.2% and 0.5% respectively.
In July 2015 compared with July 2014, production in construction grew by 1.8% in the euro area and by 2.3% in the EU28.
Monthly comparison by construction sector and by Member State
The increase of 1.0% in production in construction in the euro area in July 2015, compared with June 2015, is due to civil engineering rising by 1.0% and building construction by 0.9%.
In the EU28, the increase of 0.7% is due to civil engineering rising by 1.4% and building construction by 0.6%.
Among Member States for which data are available, the highest increases in production in construction were recorded in Sweden (+4.2%), Germany (+3.2%) and Poland (+2.2%), and the largest decreases in Hungary (-3.0%), Slovenia (-2.8%) and the United Kingdom (-1.3%).
Annual comparison by construction sector and by Member State
The increase of 1.8% in production in construction in the euro area in July 2015, compared with July 2014, is due to civil engineering rising by 3.9% and building construction by 1.3%.
In the EU28, the increase of 2.3% is due to civil engineering rising by 6.6% and building construction by 1.6%.
Among Member States for which data are available, the highest increases in production in construction were recorded in Slovakia (+23.4%), Romania (+15.1%) and the Czech Republic (+14.0%), and the largest decreases in Slovenia (-14.0%), France (-3.0%) and the United Kingdom (-2.3%).
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