Initial estimates from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union, show the same level of growth both in the Eurozone (EU19) and across the EU (EU28). In October, production in construction had grown by 0.4% in the euro area and by 0.3% in the EU28.
In November 2016 compared with November 2015, output remained stable in the euro area and rose by 0.2% in the EU28.
In terms of the monthly comparison, The increase of 0.4% in production in construction in the EU19 area is due to civil engineering rising by 1% and building construction by 0.3%. In the EU28, the increase of 0.4% is due to civil engineering rising by 1.7% and building construction by 0.3%.
Among member states with available data, the highest increases in production were recorded in Slovenia (+9.4%), Poland (+6.7%) and Slovakia (+5.7%), while decreases were observed in Romania (-4.1%), Sweden (-1.3%), Spain (-0.8%) and France (-0.2%).
For the annual comparison, the stable production in the euro area in November 2016, compared with November 2015, is due to civil engineering rising by 2.2%, while building construction fell by 0.6%. In the EU28, the increase of 0.2% is due to building construction rising by 1.1%, while civil engineering fell by 2.1%. The highest increases in production in construction were recorded in Sweden (+7.6%) and the Netherlands (+7.0%), and the largest decreases in Slovenia (-15.0%), Hungary (-14.4%) and Romania (-13.9%).
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