EUROSTAT:Production in construction up by 3.6% in euro area

According to the latest EUROSTAT report, in January 2016 compared with December 2015, seasonally adjusted production in the construction sector increased by 3.6% in the euro area (EA19) and by 1.6% in the EU28, according to first estimates from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. In December 2015, production in construction fell by 0.7% in the euro area and by 0.1% in the EU28.

Monthly comparison by construction sector and by Member State: The increase of 3.6% in production in construction in the euro area in January 2016, compared with December 2015, is due to building construction rising by 4.1% and civil engineering by 1.7%. In the EU28, the increase of 1.6% is due to building construction rising by 2.7%, while civil engineering fell by 2.5%. Among Member States for which data are available, the highest increases in production in construction were recorded in France (+7.3%), Germany (+7.0%) and Spain (+2.6%), and the largest decreases in Hungary (-13.0%), Romania (-6.4%) and Slovakia (-6.2%).

Annual comparison by construction sector and by Member State: The increase of 6.0% in production in construction in the euro area in January 2016, compared with January 2015, is due to building construction rising by 7.1% and civil engineering by 1.4%. In the EU28, the increase of 4.4% is due to building construction rising by 5.3%, while civil engineering fell by 0.8%. Among Member States for which data are available, the highest increases in production in construction were recorded in Spain (+20.3%), Sweden (+18.0%) and Slovakia (+16.4%), and the largest decreases in Slovenia (-23.4%), Hungary (-20.2%) and Bulgaria (-10.7%)

The full report is available here:

EN: http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/documents/2995521/7209246/4-16032016-AP-EN.pdf/8b1b44e6-6b45-4297-bfd8-400a8885c241

FR:http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/documents/2995521/7209256/4-16032016-AP-FR.pdf/e2c62b5f-778e-4ef3-9e08-c314b9516d76

DE:http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/documents/2995521/7209251/4-16032016-AP-DE.pdf/8bd7a4ce-144d-4b07-a631-3f74e864778e

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