In June 2017 compared with May 2017, seasonally-adjusted production in the construction sector decreased by 0.5 per cent in the euro area (EA19) and by 0.2 per cent in the EU28, according to first estimates by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. In May 2017 output in construction fell by 0.2 per cent in the euro area and by 0.5 per cent in the EU 28.

In June 2017, compared with June 2016, production in construction increased by 3.4 per cent in the euro area and by 3.6 per cent in the EU28.

Monthly comparison by construction sector and by member state
The decrease of 0.5 per cent in production in construction in the euro area in June 2017, compared with May 2017, is due to civil engineering falling by 0.5 per cent and building construction by 0.4 per cent.

In the EU28 the decrease of 0.2 per cent is attributed to a decrease building construction by 0.3 per cent, while civil engineering saw an increase of 0.2 per cent.

Among member states for which data are available, decreases in production in construction were recorded in Germany (-1.0 per cent), Belgium and France (+0.7 per cent) and the UK (-0.2 per cent). The highest increases were registered in Slovenia (+12.1 per cent), Spain and Slovakia (+2.2 per cent) and Poland (+2.1 per cent).

Annual comparison by construction sector and by member state
The increase of 3.4 per cent in production in construction in the euro area in June 2017, compared with June 2016, is a result of building construction rising by 3.9 per cent and civil engineering by 1.2 per cent.

In the EU28 the increase of 3.6 per cent is due to building construction rising by four per cent and civil engineering by 2.9 per cent.

Among member states for which data are available, the highest increases in production in construction were recorded in Hungary (+27.2 per cent), Slovenia (+21.2 per cent), Sweden (+17.3 per cent) and Poland (+13.4 per cent). Decreases were observed in Romania (-6.3 per cent) and Slovakia (-0.5 per cent).