In June 2019 compared with May 2019, seasonally adjusted production in the construction sector remained unchanged in the euro area (EA19) and decreased by 0.3% in the EU28.
Compared with June 2018, production in construction increased by 1.0% in the euro area and by 0.6%in the EU28
In the euro area in June 2019, compared with May 2019, civil engineering increased by 0.3% while building construction decreased by 0.5%. In the EU28, civil engineering fell by 0.5% and building construction by 0.2%.
The highest annual increases in production in construction were observed in Romania (+23.3%), Hungary (+20.2%) and Slovenia (+5.5%). Decreases were recorded in Slovakia (-2.1%), the United Kingdom (-2.0%), Sweden (-0.9%) and Belgium(-0.3%).
In monthly terms, the highest increases were observed in Hungary (+1.7%), France (+1.2%) and Czech Republic (+1.0%), while the largest decreases in production in construction were recorded in Slovenia (-6.7%), Romania (-2.8%) and Portugal (1.4%).