The volume of construction in the eurozone in April 2026 increased by 0.6 percent compared with March

According to the first estimates published by Eurostat, the Statistical Office of the European Union, in April of this year, seasonally adjusted production in the construction sector in the member states of the European Union (EU-27) increased by 0.8 percent compared to March of this year and increased by 1.5 percent compared to the same month in 2025. In March, production in the construction sector increased by 2.1 percent month-on-month.

In the eurozone, seasonally adjusted construction sector production increased by 0.6 percent month-on-month and 0.9 percent year-on-year in April. In March, production increased by 1.7 percent month-on-month.

Construction of buildings in the EU-27 decreased by 0.3 percent month-on-month and 3.2 percent year-on-year in April, while the volume of civil engineering in the region increased by 1.2 percent month-on-month and increased by 4.1 percent year-on-year. In the euro area, the volume of building construction decreased by 0.1 percent month-on-month and 5.2 percent year-on-year, while the volume of civil engineering in the region increased by 0.8 percent month-on-month and increased by 4.4 percent year-on-year.

Compared to March, construction production in April increased by 10.3 percent in Romania, 6.9 percent in Hungary and 3.6 percent in Slovenia, while it decreased by 6.7 percent. In Slovakia, it increased by 2.2 percent in the Netherlands and 1.6 percent in Belgium.

Compared to April 2025, construction volume in April this year increased by 31.6 percent in Slovenia, 23.8 percent in Romania and 14.5 percent in Slovakia, while in Belgium it decreased by 3.8 percent, 3.3 percent in the Netherlands and 2.9 percent in France.