Production in construction up by 0.1% in both the euro area and the EU

Overview

In March 2025, compared with February 2025, seasonally adjusted production in construction increased by 0.1% in both the euro area and the EU, according to first estimates from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. In February 2025, production in construction fell by 1.2% in the euro area and by 1.1% in the EU.

In March 2025, compared with March 2024, production in construction decreased by 1.1% the euro area and by 0.7% in the EU.

Production in the construction sector

Monthly comparison by construction sector and by Member State

In the euro area in March 2025, compared with February 2025, production in construction

increased by 0.9% for construction of buildings,
increased by 4.1% for civil engineering,
increased by 0.1% for specialised construction activities.

In the EU, production in construction

increased by 0.8% for construction of buildings,
increased by 2.5% for civil engineering,
increased by 0.1% for specialised construction activities.

Among Member States for which data are available, the highest monthly increases in production in construction were recorded in Austria (+5.9%), Romania (+4.6%) and Czechia (+3.5%). The largest decreases were observed in Portugal (-4.3%), Slovenia (-4.0%) and Poland (-3.7%).

Annual comparison by construction sector and by Member State

In the euro area in March 2025, compared with March 2024, production in construction

decreased by 2.9% for construction of buildings,
increased by 0.8% for civil engineering,
increased by 1.0% for specialised construction activities.

In the EU, production in construction

decreased by 1.6% for construction of buildings,
increased by 0.8% for civil engineering,
increased by 1.0% for specialised construction activities.

Among Member States for which data are available, the largest annual decreases in production in construction were recorded in Slovenia (-11.6%), Belgium (-6.6%) and Spain (-6.0%). The highest increases were observed in Czechia (+12.0%), Bulgaria (+8.8%) and Austria (+7.4%).

Tables

Production in construction % change compared with the previous month*
	Oct-24	Nov-24	Dec-24	Jan-25	Feb-25	Mar-25
Euro area
Total construction	0.3	0.9	0.4	0.3	-1.2	0.1
Construction of buildings	-0.2	0.6	-0.2	0.0	-2.1	0.9
Civil engineering	0.6	1.1	0.4	-1.0	-1.7	4.1
Specialised construction activities	-0.1	1.6	0.4	0.6	-1.0	0.1
EU
Total construction	0.1	1.1	0.7	0.0	-1.1	0.1
Construction of buildings	-0.1	-0.1	0.4	0.5	-1.8	0.8
Civil engineering	1.3	2.0	1.0	-2.8	-0.7	2.5
Specialised construction activities	0.0	1.3	0.5	0.5	-0.9	0.1
* Calendar and seasonally adjusted Source dataset: sts_copr_m

Production in construction % change compared with the previous month*
	Oct-24	Nov-24	Dec-24	Jan-25	Feb-25	Mar-25
Euro area	0.3	0.9	0.4	0.3	-1.2	0.1
EU	0.1	1.1	0.7	0.0	-1.1	0.1
Belgium	1.2	1.3	-1.1	1.6	-1.2	-0.9
Bulgaria	1.6	1.6	-1.2	2.2	-0.2	1.8
Czechia	3.8	0.9	5.5	-1.1	-0.7	3.5
Denmark	2.2	-0.6	-1.1	-0.6	3.3	1.3
Germany	-0.3	0.7	0.8	2.5	-4.9	2.1
Estonia**	:	:	:	:	:	:
Ireland	c	c	c	c	c	c
Greece**	:	:	:	:	:	:
Spain	0.5	0.0	0.8	-3.4	2.0	-2.1
France	-1.9	2.9	1.7	-3.9	1.5	-1.0
Croatia**	1.8	0.6	0.1	1.9	-2.2	:
Italy	1.4	1.7	-2.4	4.6	-1.1	-0.4
Cyprus**	:	:	:	:	:	:
Latvia**	:	:	:	:	:	:
Lithuania**	:	:	:	:	:	:
Luxembourg**	0.7	-0.5	1.8	-1.4	1.7	:
Hungary	2.2	2.3	0.0	1.5	-1.6	0.1
Malta**	:	:	:	:	:	:
Netherlands	0.9	0.8	-1.3	0.8	-1.5	-1.1
Austria	3.3	-5.1	2.8	0.9	-1.3	5.9
Poland	-2.4	3.0	5.2	-0.6	-3.2	-3.7
Portugal	4.2	-3.5	2.6	-3.6	3.4	-4.3
Romania	-8.7	5.4	3.4	0.0	-5.2	4.6
Slovenia	-0.2	11.4	-1.9	-1.2	-4.7	-4.0
Slovakia	8.0	5.5	-1.1	1.5	0.0	-2.8
Finland	1.7	-1.1	2.0	0.8	-0.4	0.0
Sweden	1.0	1.8	-0.1	-4.6	1.3	1.0
Norway	-0.9	0.2	-1.2	1.4	-0.6	0.3
* Calendar and seasonally adjusted ** These Member States are not required to supply monthly data under Regulation (EU) 2019/2152. : Data not available c Confidential Source dataset: sts_copr_m

Production in construction % change compared with the same month of the previous year*
	Oct-24	Nov-24	Dec-24	Jan-25	Feb-25	Mar-25
Euro area
Total construction	-1.2	0.2	0.3	-0.1	-0.6	-1.1
Construction of buildings	-1.5	0.0	-0.8	-0.1	-3.1	-2.9
Civil engineering	0.7	3.0	1.3	1.4	-3.2	0.8
Specialised construction activities	-1.8	-0.1	-0.3	0.1	-0.6	1.0
EU
Total construction	-1.9	-0.2	-0.6	0.2	-0.3	-0.7
Construction of buildings	-2.1	-1.8	-2.4	-0.1	-3.2	-1.6
Civil engineering	-0.2	3.0	0.7	1.4	-2.3	0.8
Specialised construction activities	-1.9	-0.2	-0.4	0.1	-0.4	1.0
* Calendar adjusted Source dataset: sts_copr_m

Production in construction % change compared with the same month of the previous year*
	Oct-24	Nov-24	Dec-24	Jan-25	Feb-25	Mar-25
Euro area	-1.2	0.2	0.3	-0.1	-0.6	-1.1
EU	-1.9	-0.2	-0.6	0.2	-0.3	-0.7
Belgium	4.0	4.4	-7.3	8.5	-2.9	-6.6
Bulgaria	6.1	8.6	5.8	8.1	7.0	8.8
Czechia	-2.3	2.5	10.9	8.4	0.9	12.0
Denmark	1.8	1.5	-0.4	-0.1	3.0	4.2
Germany	-2.6	-1.7	2.2	2.7	-7.3	-2.9
Estonia**	:	:	:	:	:	:
Ireland	c	c	c	c	c	c
Greece**	:	:	:	:	:	:
Spain	4.5	5.9	7.3	-5.4	5.9	-6.0
France	-5.9	-1.7	-2.0	-7.1	-1.1	-3.5
Croatia**	14.7	14.0	9.3	13.0	8.7	:
Italy	1.2	2.7	-1.9	2.3	3.6	4.1
Cyprus**	:	:	:	:	:	:
Latvia**	:	:	:	:	:	:
Lithuania**	:	:	:	:	:	:
Luxembourg**	-2.3	-1.8	-6.6	8.2	1.2	:
Hungary	-3.4	0.6	-5.8	-9.7	-4.7	-2.5
Malta**	:	:	:	:	:	:
Netherlands	-1.3	2.5	-1.5	4.8	-0.1	-2.2
Austria	2.8	-3.6	-2.3	5.0	-1.9	7.4
Poland	-11.4	-5.5	-10.0	6.3	0.4	-1.1
Portugal	3.8	0.4	5.1	-0.8	3.7	1.1
Romania	-15.1	-9.1	-12.9	36.0	7.2	6.1
Slovenia	-14.2	-2.7	-2.3	3.7	-11.6	-11.6
Slovakia	-6.3	-0.2	5.9	8.7	3.2	5.9
Finland	0.1	-0.4	3.2	7.7	5.4	4.9
Sweden	-1.9	1.4	1.4	-5.4	-1.3	2.2
Norway	-4.3	-3.4	-4.5	-2.6	-3.7	-2.6
* Calendar adjusted ** These Member States are not required to supply monthly data under Regulation (EU) 2019/2152. : Data not available c Confidential Source dataset: sts_copr_m

Monthly indices for production in construction, calendar and seasonally adjusted (base year 2021)
	Oct-24	Nov-24	Dec-24	Jan-25	Feb-25	Mar-25
Euro area	102.0	102.9	103.3	103.6	102.4	102.5
EU	101.7	102.8	103.5	103.5	102.4	102.5
Belgium	100.8	102.1	101.0	102.6	101.4	100.5
Bulgaria	105.8	107.5	106.2	108.5	108.3	110.2
Czechia	99.9	100.8	106.3	105.1	104.4	108.1
Denmark	107.0	106.4	105.2	104.6	108.1	109.5
Germany	91.1	91.7	92.4	94.7	90.1	92.0
Estonia*	:	:	:	:	:	:
Ireland	c	c	c	c	c	c
Greece*	:	:	:	:	:	:
Spain	98.6	98.6	99.4	96.0	97.9	95.8
France	91.7	94.4	96.0	92.3	93.7	92.8
Croatia*	129.5	130.3	130.4	132.9	130.0	:
Italy	136.3	138.6	135.3	141.5	140.0	139.4
Cyprus*	:	:	:	:	:	:
Latvia*	:	:	:	:	:	:
Lithuania*	:	:	:	:	:	:
Luxembourg*	95.7	95.2	96.9	95.5	97.1	:
Hungary	92.7	94.8	94.8	96.2	94.7	94.8
Malta*	:	:	:	:	:	:
Netherlands	106.5	107.3	105.9	106.8	105.2	104.0
Austria	101.6	96.4	99.1	100.0	98.7	104.5
Poland	103.2	106.3	111.8	111.1	107.6	103.6
Portugal	115.1	111.1	114.0	109.9	113.6	108.7
Romania	120.4	126.9	131.2	131.2	124.4	130.1
Slovenia	125.5	139.8	137.1	135.4	129.0	123.9
Slovakia	78.0	82.3	81.4	82.6	82.6	80.3
Finland	91.5	90.5	92.3	93.0	92.6	92.6
Sweden	89.3	90.9	90.8	86.6	87.7	88.6
Norway	98.6	98.8	97.6	99.0	98.4	98.7
* These Member States are not required to supply monthly data under Regulation (EU) 2019/2152. : Data not available c Confidential Source dataset: sts_copr_m

Monthly indices for production in construction, calendar adjusted (base year 2021)
	Oct-24	Nov-24	Dec-24	Jan-25	Feb-25	Mar-25
Euro area	110.5	111.3	102.7	89.3	97.6	107.8
EU	110.9	112.6	107.5	86.5	94.8	105.8
Belgium	116.6	105.1	83.5	98.2	104.3	112.5
Bulgaria	112.8	109.8	95.1	106.6	103.9	115.0
Czechia	119.7	124.8	111.2	59.3	67.2	93.3
Denmark	116.0	114.5	98.5	99.6	105.9	114.8
Germany	98.6	101.6	101.8	64.7	75.1	94.4
Estonia*	:	:	:	:	:	:
Ireland	c	c	c	c	c	c
Greece*	:	:	:	:	:	:
Spain	94.6	104.7	132.9	97.3	95.7	95.2
France	101.2	102.7	83.5	88.5	97.0	98.8
Croatia*	134.4	126.7	116.9	128.2	132.5	:
Italy	152.7	147.6	120.9	130.6	139.2	151.2
Cyprus*	:	:	:	:	:	:
Latvia*	:	:	:	:	:	:
Lithuania*	:	:	:	:	:	:
Luxembourg*	108.5	102.4	83.7	84.4	98.4	:
Hungary	97.4	114.3	131.2	58.5	65.5	92.1
Malta*	:	:	:	:	:	:
Netherlands	108.7	107.3	82.8	109.3	118.7	121.5
Austria	116.5	113.6	119.7	60.9	72.5	100.7
Poland	117.6	126.2	163.8	67.0	72.4	86.8
Portugal	116.5	111.8	106.6	109.5	111.3	114.7
Romania	133.5	153.2	197.8	67.6	80.7	116.8
Slovenia	144.7	171.9	129.9	102.9	108.9	120.9
Slovakia	91.9	103.2	95.7	53.8	62.2	66.6
Finland	103.2	96.6	107.5	66.9	72.3	81.9
Sweden	102.7	105.8	114.3	64.9	75.7	85.5
Norway	111.6	114.2	92.2	105.0	92.5	100.1
* These Member States are not required to supply monthly data under Regulation (EU) 2019/2152. : Data not available c Confidential Source dataset: sts_copr_m

Notes for users

Revisions and timetable

Data of previous months have been revised compared with those issued in News Release of 23 April 2025. The monthly percentage change for February 2025 has been revised from -0.5% to -1.2% in the euro area and from -0.4% to -1.1% in the EU. The annual percentage change has been revised from +0.2% to -0.6% in the euro area and from +0.3% to -0.3% in the EU.

Methods and definitions

The index of production in construction approximates the evolution of the volume of production within the sector, broken down into construction of buildings, civil engineering and specialised construction activities according to NACE rev. 2 activity classification.

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.

Geographical information

The euro area (EA20) includes Belgium, Germany, Estonia, Ireland, Greece, Spain, France, Croatia, Italy, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Austria, Portugal, Slovenia, Slovakia and Finland.

The European Union (EU27) includes Belgium, Bulgaria, Czechia, Denmark, Germany, Estonia, Ireland, Greece, Spain, France, Croatia, Italy, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Hungary, Malta, the Netherlands, Austria, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Slovakia, Finland and Sweden.

Estonia, Greece, Croatia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg and Malta are not required to supply monthly data within 1 month and 15 days after the end of the reference month under Regulation (EU) 2019/2152.

For more information

Database section on short-term business statistics
Statistics Explained article on the production in construction index
The weights of the Member States in the EU and euro area aggregates
(see file Base year 2021 weights - Euro indicators releases)
Euro indicators dashboard
Euro indicators release calendar
European Statistics Code of Practice

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