In September, the highest increases in production in construction on the month were observed in Hungary (+4.0%), Italy (+3.2%) and the Netherlands (+2.2%), and the largest decreases in Romania (-6.1%) and the United Kingdom (-2.2%).
The increase of 0.4% on the month in the EU is due to building construction rising by 0. 4% and civil engineering by 0.2%.
The highest increases in production in construction, compared with October 2013, were registered in Hungary (+15.8%), Spain (+13.9%) and Sweden(+10.5%), and the largest decreases in Romania (-11.3%), Portugal (-5.7%), Italy (-4.3%) and Slovakia (-4.2%).
In the EU, the increase of 1.5% on the year is due to building construction rising by 2.3%, while civil engineering fell by 1.5%.