In the European Union, the market fell in February by 1.2% on the month due to building construction falling by 1.1% and civil engineering by 1.6%.
The largest decreases in production in construction in EU were observed in Germany (-3.1%), France and Portugal (both – 2.2%), and the highest increases in Romania (5.3%), Poland (3.8%), and Hungary (3.2%).
In February 2015 compared with February 2014, production in construction fell by 2.4% in the EU, due to building construction falling by 2.7 % and civil engineering by 0.5 %.
The highest increases of production in constructions sector on the year in EU were registered in Romania (19.5%), Sweden (9.4%), and the Czech Republic (6.2%) while Germany (-8.1%), France (-7.9%) and Portugal (-4.5%) posted the sharpest falls.