(Source: Eurostat) – In December 2016 compared with November 2016, seasonally adjusted production in the construction sector decreased by 0.2% in the euro area (EA19), while it increased by 0.6% in the EU28, according to first estimates from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. In November 2016, production in construction grew by 0.9% in the euro area and by 0.7% in the EU28. In December 2016 compared with December 2015, production in construction rose by 3.2% in the euro area and by 1.6% in the EU28. Average production in the construction for the year 2016, compared with 2015, increased by 1.6% in the euro area and by 1.3% in the EU28.
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Monthly comparison by construction sector and by Member State
The decrease of 0.2% in production in construction in the euro area in December 2016, compared with November 2016, is due to building construction falling by 0.5%, while civil engineering rose by 0.8%.
In the EU28, the increase of 0.6% is due to civil engineering rising by 1.2% and building construction by 0.2%.
Among Member States for which data are available, the largest decreases in production in construction were recorded in Romania (-4.3%), Slovakia (-3.1%) and Bulgaria (-2.1%), and the highest increases in Sweden (+4.7%), Poland (+2.5%), the Czech Republic and the United Kingdom (both +2.2%).
Annual comparison by construction sector and by Member State
The increase of 3.2% in production in construction in the euro area in December 2016, compared with December 2015, is due to civil engineering rising by 6.5% and building construction by 2.5%.
In the EU28, the increase of 1.6% is due to building construction rising by 2.3%, while civil engineering fell by 0.5%.
Among Member States for which data are available, the highest increases in production in construction were recorded in Sweden (+11.2%), the Netherlands (+10.4%) and Slovenia (+9.1%), and the largest decreases in Romania (-26.7%), Slovakia (‑18.5%) and Hungary (-14.9%).
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