In April 2017 compared with March 2017, seasonally adjusted production in the construction sector increased by 0.3% in the euro area (EA19), while it remained stable in the EU28, according to first estimates from Eurostat. In March 2017, production in construction fell by 1.1% in the euro area and by 0.5% in the EU28. In April 2017 compared with April 2016, production in construction increased by 3.2% in the euro area and by 2.7% in the EU28.
The increase of 0.3% in production in construction in the euro area in April 2017, compared with March 2017, is due to building construction rising by 0.7%, while civil engineering fell by 1.5%. In the EU28, the stable level of production in construction is due to building construction rising by 0.2%, while civil engineering fell by 1.0%. Among Member States for which data are available, the highest increases in production in construction were recorded in Sweden (+3.8%), France (+3.5%) and the Czech Republic (+1.6%), and the largest decreases in Romania (-7.7%), Italy (-4.1%) and Hungary (-2.6%).
The increase of 3.2% in production in construction in the euro area in April 2017, compared with April 2016, is due to building construction rising by 3.3% and civil engineering by 2.5%. In the EU28, the increase of 2.7% is due to building construction rising by 3.5% and civil engineering by 1.0%.
Among Member States for which data are available, the highest increases in production in construction were recorded in Slovenia (+27.8%), Hungary (+22.0%) and Sweden (+19.8%), and the largest decreases in Romania (-18.4%), Italy (-4.6%) and the United Kingdom (-3.4%).
The index of production in construction approximates the evolution of the volume of production within the sector, broken down into building construction and civil engineering.