At the opposite pole, there are Slovenia (-12.3%) and Belgium (-4.6%).
The decrease of 2.3% in production in construction in the euro area in January 2017, compared with December 2016, is due to civil engineering falling by 7.7% and building construction by 1.4%. In the EU28, the decrease of 1.5% is due to civil engineering falling by 5.2% and building construction by 0.7%.
In December 2016, production in construction fell by 0.6% in the euro area, while it grew by 0.2% in the EU28.
The decrease of 6.2% in production in construction in the euro area in January 2017, compared with January 2016, is due to civil engineering falling by 8.2% and building construction by 5.9%. In the EU28, the decrease of 3.3% is due to civil engineering falling by 5.7% and building construction by 2.8%.
Among Member States for which data are available, the largest decreases in production in construction were recorded in Belgium (-18.0%), Slovakia (-17.2%), Spain (-13.1%) and Bulgaria (-10.3%), while the highest increases were observed in Hungary (+18.3%) and Sweden (+10.0%).