Seasonally adjusted output of the construction sector in European Union member states (EU27) fell by 0.9 percent in August this year compared with July and remained stable compared with the same month in 2024, according to the first estimates published by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. Construction sector output rose 0.9 percent month-on-month in July.
In the euro area, seasonally adjusted construction sector production fell 0.1 percent month-on-month in August and rose 0.1 percent year-on-year. Output increased 0.5 percent month-on-month in July.
EU-27 building construction remained stable month-on-month in August and fell three percent year-on-year, while civil construction output in the region fell 2.5 percent month-on-month and increased one percent year-on-year. on an annual basis. In the euro area, building construction fell 0.1 percent month-on-month and 3.8 percent year-on-year, while civil construction output in the region fell 1.3 percent month-on-month and rose 2.6 percent year-on-year.
Compared with July, construction output in August increased by 4.2 percent in Sweden, 2.2 percent in the Czech Republic and 1.4 percent in Bulgaria, while it decreased by 26.2 percent in Romania, 11.4 percent in Hungary and four percent in Poland.
Compared to August 2024, construction volume in August of this year
