In November 2019 compared with October 2019, seasonally adjusted production in the construction sector increased 0.7% in the euro area (EA19) and 1.1% in the EU28, according to first estimates from Eurostat.
In October 2019, production in construction fell 0.5% in the euro area and 0.4% in the EU28.
In November 2019 compared with November 2018, production in construction increased 1.4% both in the euro area and in the EU28.
Monthly comparison construction sector and Member State
In the euro area in November 2019, compared with October 2019, building construction increased 1.1% and civil engineering 0.3%. In the EU28, building construction increased 1.4% and civil engineering 0.1%.
Among Member States for which data are available, the highest increases in
roduction in construction were
recorded in Poland (+3.1%), Germany (+2.6%) and France (+2.5%).
The largest decreases were observed in Hungary (-4.5%), Slovakia (-3.8%) and Portugal (-1.4%).
Annual comparison construction sector and Member State In the euro area in November 2019, compared with November 2018, building construction increased 1.4% and civil engineering 0.5%.
In the EU28 building construction increased 1.7% and civil engineering 0.5%.
Among Member States for which data are available, the highest increases in production in construction were observed in Romania (+24.0%), Hungary (+6.8%) and Germany (+4.8%).
The largest decreases were recorded in Slovakia (-9.6%), Slovenia (-8.4%) and Spain (-3.0%).
The euro area (EA19) includes Belgium, Germany, Estonia, Ireland, Greece, Spain, France, Italy, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Austria, Portugal, Slovenia, Slovakia and Finland.
The European Union (EU28) includes Belgium, Bulgaria, Czechia, Denmark, Germany, Estonia, Ireland, Greece, Spain, France, Croatia, Italy, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Hungary, Malta, the Netherlands, Austria, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Slovakia, Finland, Sweden and the United Kingdom.
Estonia, Ireland, Greece, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania and Malta are not required to supply monthly data under Council Regulation 1165/98. ■