Eurostat News Release: September 2014 compared with August 2014 – Production in construction down by 1.8% in euro area – Down by 0.9% in EU28, 19 Νοεμβρίου.
In September 2014 compared with August 2014, seasonally adjusted production in the construction sector fell by 1.8% in the euro area (EA18) and by 0.9% in the EU28, according to first estimates from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. In August 2014, production in construction grew by 0.7% in the euro area and remained stable in the EU28.
In September 2014 compared with September 2013, production in construction fell by 1.7% in the euro area and by 0.4% in the EU28.
Monthly comparison by construction sector and by Member State
The decrease of 1.8% in production in construction in the euro area in September 2014, compared with August 2014, is due to building construction falling by 1.6% and civil engineering by 3.0%.
In the EU28, the decrease of 0.9% is due to building construction falling by 0.8% and civil engineering by 1.3%.
Among Member States for which data are available, the largest decreases in production in construction were observed in Slovenia (-8.6%), Italy (-5.4%), Sweden (-3.2%) and France (-2.3%), and the highest increases in Romania (+7.9%), the Czech Republic (+2.7%) and Bulgaria (+2.4%).
Annual comparison by construction sector and by Member State
The decrease of 1.7% in production in construction in the euro area in September 2014, compared with September 2013, is due to building construction falling by 1.2% and civil engineering by 2.1%.
In the EU28, the decrease of 0.4% is due to civil engineering falling by 1.9%, while building construction rose by 0.3%.
Among Member States for which data are available, decreasesin production in construction were registered in Italy (-10.6%), Portugal (-5.2%), France (-3.4%), the Netherlands (-3.1%) and Germany (-1.5%), and the highest increases in Spain (+9.1%), the Czech Republic (+8.2%), Hungary (+7.3%), Slovenia (+6.2%) and Bulgaria (+5.8%).
