Press release Eurostat: "In December 2015 compared with November 2015, seasonally adjusted production in the construction sector fell by 0.6% in the euro area (EA19) and by 0.1% in the EU28, according to first estimates from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. In November 2015, production in construction grew by 0.9% in the euro area and by 0.7% in the EU28. In December 2015 compared with December 2014, production in construction fell by 0.4% in the euro area and grew by 1.4% in the EU28. Average production in construction for the year 2015, compared with 2014, decreased by 1.0% in the euro area and increased by 0.8% in the EU28."

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