Euro area construction down by 0.8% in December 2014

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In December 2014 compared with November 2014, seasonally adjusted production in the construction sector fell by 0.8% in the euro area (EA18) and by 0.5% in the EU28, according to first estimates from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. In November 2014, production in construction fell by 0.5% in both zones. In December 2014 compared with December 2013, production in construction fell by 3.5% in the euro area and by 0.5% in the EU28.Average production in construction for the year 2014, compared with 2013, increased by 2.0% in the euro area and by 3.0% in the EU28.

Monthly comparison by construction sector and by Member State

The decrease of 0.8% in production in construction in the euro area in December 2014, compared with November 2014, is due to building construction falling by 1.0%, while civil engineering grew by 1.7%. In the EU28, the decrease of 0.5% is due to building construction falling by 0.9 %, while civil engineering grew by 2.6%. Among Member States for which data are available, the largest decreases in production in construction were observed in Hungary (-6.5%), the Czech Republic (-3.3%) and Germany (-2.9%), and the highest increases in Romania (+7.2%), Italy (+2.3%) and Poland (+1.0%).

Annual comparison by construction sector and by Member State

The decrease of 3.5% in production in construction in the euro area in December 2014, compared with December 2013, is due to building construction falling by 4.7%, while civil engineering grew by 1.4%. In  the EU28, the decrease of 0.5% is due to building construction falling by 1.6%, while civil engineering grew by 3.8%. Among Member States for which data are available, the largest decreases in production in construction were registered in Slovakia (-9.8%), the Czech Republic (-7.8%), France (-7.5%), Italy (-5.2%) and Germany (-4.7%), and the highest increases in Romania (+15.0%), Sweden (+9.4%), Poland (+4.8%), the United Kingdom (+4.7%) and Slovenia (+4.6%).

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