In May 2017, compared with May 2016, the highest increases were registered in Hungary (+35.3%) and Bulgaria (+11.9%), according to Eurostat.
The increase of 2.6% in production in construction in the euro area in May 2017, compared with May 2016, is due to civil engineering rising by 2.8% and building construction by 2.5%. In the EU28, the increase of 2.5% is due to building construction rising by 2.9% and civil engineering by 1.6%.
In May 2017, compared with April 2017, the highest increases in production were registered in Hungary (+7.6%), Bulgaria (+3.6%) and Italy (+2.7%), and the largest decreases were recorded in Slovenia (-10.6%), Sweden (-7.1%) and Slovakia (-4.9%).
The decrease of 0.7% in production in construction in the euro area in May 2017, compared with April 2017, is due to civil engineering falling by 0.9% and building construction by 0.6%. In the EU28, the decrease of 1.1% is due to both building construction and civil engineering falling by 1.1%.