EUROSTAT European Union Statistical Office : Production in construction up by 0.4% in both euro area and EU28

11/2017 - 18 January 2017

November 2016 compared with October 2016

Production in construction up by 0.4% in both euro area and EU28

In November 2016 compared with October 2016, seasonally adjusted production in the construction sector increased by 0.4% in both the euro area (EA19) and the EU28, according to first estimates from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. In October 2016, production in construction grew by 0.4% in the euro area and by 0.3% in the EU28.

In November 2016 compared with November 2015, production in construction remained stable in the euro area

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Production in the construction sector

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Monthly comparison by construction sector and by Member State

The increase of 0.4% in production in construction in the euro area in November 2016, compared with October 2016, is due to civil engineering rising by 1.0% and building construction by 0.3%.

In the EU28, the increase of 0.4% is due to civil engineering rising by 1.7% and building construction by 0.3%.

Among Member States for which data are available, the highest increases in production in construction were recorded in Slovenia (+9.4%), Poland (+6.7%) and Slovakia (+5.7%), while decreases were observed in Romania (-4.1%), Sweden (-1.3%), Spain (-0.8%) and France (-0.2%).

Annual comparison by construction sector and by Member State

The stable production in construction in the euro area in November 2016, compared with November 2015, is due to civil engineering rising by 2.2%, while building construction fell by 0.6%.

In the EU28, the increase of 0.2% is due to building construction rising by 1.1%, while civil engineering fell by 2.1%.

Among Member States for which data are available, the highest increases in production in construction were recorded in Sweden (+7.6%) and the Netherlands (+7.0%), and the largest decreases in Slovenia (-15.0%), Hungary (-14.4%) and Romania (-13.9%).

Geographical information

The euro area (EA19) includes Belgium, Germany, Estonia, Ireland, Greece, Spain, France, Italy, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Austria, Portugal, Slovenia, Slovakia and Finland.

The European Union (EU28) includes Belgium, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Estonia, Ireland, Greece, Spain, France, Croatia, Italy, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Hungary, Malta, the Netherlands, Austria, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Slovakia, Finland, Sweden and the United Kingdom.

Estonia, Ireland, Greece, Croatia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania and Malta are not required to supply monthly data under Council Regulation 1165/98.

Methods and definitions

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.

Seasonally adjusted euro area and EU series are calculated by aggregating the seasonally adjusted national data. Eurostat carries out the seasonal adjustment of the data for those countries that do not adjust their data for seasonal effects.

The monthly index as presented in this News Release is calculated only on the basis of the data of those countries reporting monthly data. Missing observations from Member States for recent months are estimated for the calculation of the euro area and the EU aggregates.

Revisions and timetable

Data of previous months have been revised compared with those issued in News Release 257/2016 of 19 December 2016. The monthly percentage change for October 2016 has been revised from +0.8% to +0.4% in the euro area and from +0.4% to +0.3% in the EU28. The annual percentage change has been revised from +2.2% to +1.8% in the euro area and from +1.1% to +0.9% in the EU28.

For more information

Eurostat database section on short-term business statistics

Eurostat Statistics Explained article on the production in construction index

The weights of the Member States in the EU and euro area aggregates (See file EU-28_EA-19 _NEWS_RELEASE_WEIGHTINGS_2010)

Eurostat €-indicators release calendar

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% change compared with the previous quarter / previous month*

Q4-15	Q1-16	Q2-16	Q3-16	Jun-16	Jul-16	Aug-16	Sep-16	Oct-16	Nov-16
EA19
Total construction	1.6	0.9	-1.0	1.3	0.2	1.3	0.1	-0.8	0.4	0.4
Building	1.6	1.1	-1.4	1.3	-0.1	1.4	0.2	-1.2	1.0	0.3
Civil engineering	1.4	0.6	0.5	1.8	1.4	1.3	-0.6	0.4	-0.9	1.0
EU28
Total construction	1.5	0.7	-0.8	0.7	0.0	1.2	-0.6	-0.1	0.3	0.4
Building	1.4	1.6	-0.9	0.8	-0.2	1.3	-0.4	-0.5	0.8	0.3
Civil engineering	0.9	-2.3	-0.7	0.4	-0.2	1.5	-1.8	1.9	-2.3	1.7

The source datasets are available here (quarterly data) and here (monthly data).

Total construction	Q4-15	Q1-16	Q2-16	Q3-16	Jun-16	Jul-16	Aug-16	Sep-16	Oct-16	Nov-16
EA19	1.6	0.9	-1.0	1.3	0.2	1.3	0.1	-0.8	0.4	0.4
EU28	1.5	0.7	-0.8	0.7	0.0	1.2	-0.6	-0.1	0.3	0.4
Belgium	-1.0	1.2	-0.4	0.6	0.4	1.6	-1.7	0.0	0.3	:
Bulgaria	-1.1	-3.6	-3.9	-2.8	-2.3	-0.9	0.6	-1.6	-1.0	4.7
Czech Republic	-4.4	-1.1	-4.5	-0.1	-3.1	1.2	0.7	-1.2	-1.4	2.8
Denmark	1.6	2.7	-0.2	0.7	1.1	-1.5	-1.0	1.9	0.7	:
Germany	1.4	2.9	-3.7	0.4	0.2	0.6	-0.2	-0.4	1.1	1.5
Estonia**	2.3	0.7	-0.9	-1.5	:	:	:	:	:	:
Ireland**	2.1	6.2	7.3	2.6	:	:	:	:	:	:
Greece**	47.6	-2.8	10.4	11.6	:	:	:	:	:	:
Spain	2.8	2.2	-2.0	1.5	0.8	1.9	-3.2	1.1	-0.3	-0.8
France	1.0	-1.5	0.4	2.9	-0.5	3.0	0.7	-1.7	1.9	-0.2
Croatia**	-0.3	4.0	-1.0	-0.4	:	:	:	:	:	:
Italy	1.6	-0.4	-0.9	0.4	1.1	0.0	3.7	-4.3	c	c
Cyprus**	4.0	-1.2	5.3	1.9	:	:	:	:	:	:
Latvia**	-7.4	-8.7	-4.2	-3.9	:	:	:	:	:	:
Lithuania**	-3.6	-6.9	-0.2	-1.6	:	:	:	:	:	:
Luxembourg	0.2	4.7	-4.0	2.2	0.3	4.3	-4.2	1.2	-1.2	:
Hungary	1.2	-20.4	1.9	6.4	7.0	-1.8	4.2	1.6	-3.8	1.7
Malta**	22.5	-24.8	14.4	0.8	:	:	:	:	:	:
Netherlands	1.4	2.9	1.0	2.8	-0.2	2.1	1.1	0.3	1.0	0.1
Austria	1.1	1.1	-1.3	0.4	-0.4	0.0	0.6	1.1	-2.0	:
Poland	-0.7	-4.9	-6.6	-6.0	-3.6	-0.6	-4.7	2.7	-1.6	6.7
Portugal	-2.6	-0.2	-0.2	-0.4	-0.8	0.6	0.8	-1.5	0.0	0.8
Romania	6.4	-4.0	3.2	-4.5	-1.3	-2.0	-1.9	1.6	-2.2	-4.1
Slovenia	-4.7	-16.5	7.4	1.8	0.2	-0.4	-2.0	5.7	-7.6	9.4
Slovakia	1.9	-7.8	-5.8	-7.5	1.8	-11.0	7.0	-3.3	-3.5	5.7
Finland	0.7	2.3	2.7	0.3	-0.6	-0.7	1.7	-0.1	-0.3	c
Sweden	3.5	3.9	1.2	1.8	1.4	6.1	-10.2	4.9	2.5	-1.3
United Kingdom	1.4	0.9	0.5	-1.0	-0.5	0.2	-0.9	0.9	-0.5	0.2
Norway	0.6	2.2	-1.7	0.4	:	:	:	:	:	:
Switzerland	0.8	1.8	-1.6	1.6	:	:	:	:	:	:

* Calendar and seasonally adjusted

** These Member States are not required to supply monthly data under Council Regulation 1165/98

: Data not available c Confidential

The source datasets are available here (quarterly data) and here (monthly data).

Production in construction

% change compared with the same quarter / the same month of the previous year*

Q4-15	Q1-16	Q2-16	Q3-16	Jun-16	Jul-16	Aug-16	Sep-16	Oct-16	Nov-16
EA19
Total construction	0.6	2.6	-0.1	3.0	0.5	3.9	1.9	1.8	1.8	0.0
Building	1.1	3.1	-0.6	2.4	0.0	3.6	1.6	1.1	2.1	-0.6
Civil engineering	-1.4	0.3	1.5	4.5	2.2	5.2	2.4	4.2	0.7	2.2
EU28
Total construction	1.5	2.5	0.1	2.0	0.5	2.1	1.6	1.3	0.9	0.2
Building	1.4	3.4	0.7	2.8	1.2	2.9	2.9	1.7	2.2	1.1
Civil engineering	2.8	-1.9	-2.9	-1.8	-3.0	-1.7	-4.5	-0.7	-4.8	-2.1

The source datasets are available here (quarterly data) and here (monthly data).

Total construction	Q4-15	Q1-16	Q2-16	Q3-16	Jun-16	Jul-16	Aug-16	Sep-16	Oct-16	Nov-16
EA19	0.6	2.6	-0.1	3.0	0.5	3.9	1.9	1.8	1.8	0.0
EU28	1.5	2.5	0.1	2.0	0.5	2.1	1.6	1.3	0.9	0.2
Belgium	-4.4	-1.6	0.0	1.3	-0.7	8.6	-1.6	0.1	-0.8	:
Bulgaria	0.2	-8.1	-10.6	-10.7	-13.1	-11.7	-10.0	-10.6	-14.0	-3.5
Czech Republic	1.0	-7.8	-12.2	-8.4	-12.5	-10.8	-7.0	-7.8	-7.3	-3.5
Denmark	5.1	7.3	4.4	4.6	7.4	7.7	1.8	4.6	4.7	:
Germany	-0.8	2.7	-0.2	0.9	1.0	1.4	0.3	1.0	0.8	1.2
Estonia**	-6.9	3.4	4.2	0.5	:	:	:	:	:	:
Ireland**	6.9	12.7	20.9	22.0	:	:	:	:	:	:
Greece**	6.0	-8.9	14.9	77.3	:	:	:	:	:	:
Spain	5.0	13.5	0.3	5.4	5.1	15.8	-4.3	4.5	3.1	-4.5
France	-2.6	-4.0	-2.8	2.4	-2.2	1.8	6.6	0.7	2.8	0.7
Croatia**	-2.7	2.1	2.0	2.0	:	:	:	:	:	:
Italy	0.4	0.3	-0.3	0.2	-0.3	-1.0	5.1	-1.4	c	c
Cyprus**	16.0	4.4	13.1	12.1	:	:	:	:	:	:
Latvia**	-6.2	-19.0	-19.0	-22.0	:	:	:	:	:	:
Lithuania**	-15.2	-17.4	-14.0	-11.3	:	:	:	:	:	:
Luxembourg	-1.7	5.7	1.6	3.1	3.7	1.9	8.5	1.6	1.7	:
Hungary	-0.3	-27.4	-24.1	-13.1	-17.5	-17.0	-9.0	-13.2	-12.8	-14.4
Malta**	23.8	-6.7	-0.4	6.3	:	:	:	:	:	:
Netherlands	3.9	8.1	3.7	10.6	0.7	10.1	14.9	8.3	9.2	7.0
Austria	-0.6	-0.3	-0.2	1.0	-0.8	-0.3	0.7	2.5	0.4	:
Poland	-2.5	-11.1	-14.8	-17.6	-14.7	-15.2	-21.7	-16.1	-18.0	-11.5
Portugal	-4.4	-5.2	-3.8	-3.4	-4.1	-3.4	-4.2	-2.8	-2.0	-1.1
Romania	12.1	-0.6	6.9	-2.3	1.5	0.2	-5.1	-1.6	-1.5	-13.9
Slovenia	-8.3	-31.4	-21.4	-12.7	-17.9	-15.8	-14.9	-7.4	-13.5	-15.0
Slovakia	23.3	10.2	-7.4	-16.8	-8.6	-23.0	-9.1	-17.9	-22.1	-11.1
Finland	5.4	5.4	6.1	6.3	5.5	4.8	6.6	7.4	5.6	c
Sweden	15.1	16.8	13.0	10.4	14.9	16.4	6.1	9.4	10.7	7.6
United Kingdom	2.7	1.8	2.0	1.9	1.1	-2.1	5.4	2.6	-0.5	3.0
Norway	2.2	5.5	2.0	1.5	:	:	:	:	:	:
Switzerland	-3.5	0.2	-4.9	4.9	:	:	:	:	:	:

* Calendar adjusted

** These Member States are not required to supply monthly data under Council Regulation 1165/98

: Data not available c Confidential

The source datasets are available here (quarterly data) and here (monthly data).