Down by 0.4% in the euro area and by 0.6% in the EU compared with February 2023

Overview

In February 2024, compared with January 2024, seasonally adjusted production in construction increased by 1.8% in both the euro area and the EU, according to first estimates from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. In January 2024, production in construction grew by 0.2% in the euro area and fell by 1.2% in the EU.

In February 2024, compared with February 2023, production in construction decreased by 0.4% the euro area and by 0.6% in the EU.

Production in the construction sector

Monthly comparison by construction sector and by Member State

In the euro area in February 2024, compared with January 2024, production in construction

  • increased by 3.5% for construction of buildings,

  • increased by 4.1% for civil engineering,

  • increased by 1.7% for specialised construction activities.

In the EU, production in construction

  • increased by 3.4% for construction of buildings,

  • increased by 3.6% for civil engineering,

  • increased by 1.3% for specialised construction activities.

Among Member States for which data are available, the highest monthly increases in production in construction were recorded in Austria (+9.3%), Germany (+7.9%) and Slovenia (+6.3%). The largest decreases were observed in Hungary (-8.5%), France (-2.1%) and Sweden (-0.9%).

Annual comparison by construction sector and by Member State

In the euro area in February 2024, compared with February 2023, production in construction

  • decreased by 2.5% for construction of buildings,

  • increased by 4.9% for civil engineering,

  • decreased by 0.1% for specialised construction activities.

In the EU, production in construction

  • decreased by 2.8% for construction of buildings,

  • increased by 4.2% for civil engineering,

  • decreased by 0.5% for specialised construction activities.

Among Member States for which data are available, the largest annual decreases in production in construction were recorded in the Netherlands (-12.9%), Finland (-6.9%) and Austria (-5.9%). The highest increases were observed in Spain (+8.3%), Portugal (+4.4%) and Czechia (+3.7%).

Tables

Production in construction

% change compared with the previous month*

Sep-23

Oct-23

Nov-23

Dec-23

Jan-24

Feb-24

Euro area

Total construction

0.1

-0.7

-0.2

0.4

0.2

1.8

Construction of buildings

0.1

-1.4

-0.2

0.9

-3.1

3.5

Civil engineering

1.6

-0.9

-0.3

-0.5

1.2

4.1

Specialised construction activities

0.2

-0.5

-0.4

0.0

0.8

1.7

EU

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total construction

0.1

-0.5

-0.3

1.2

-1.2

1.8

Construction of buildings

0.0

-1.7

-0.2

1.7

-3.6

3.4

Civil engineering

0.8

0.2

-0.2

0.3

-0.6

3.6

Specialised construction activities

0.2

-0.3

-0.7

0.2

0.7

1.3

*  Calendar and seasonally adjusted 

Source dataset: sts_copr_m

ec.europa.eu/eurostat

Production in construction

% change compared with the previous month*

Sep-23

Oct-23

Nov-23

Dec-23

Jan-24

Feb-24

Euro area

0.1

-0.7

-0.2

0.4

0.2

1.8

EU

0.1

-0.5

-0.3

1.2

-1.2

1.8

Belgium

1.7

-1.2

1.5

3.1

-3.4

2.3

Bulgaria

0.5

-0.5

-0.1

0.3

1.1

1.5

Czechia

-0.1

1.3

-3.3

1.5

1.0

4.8

Denmark

-0.6

1.0

-0.3

0.2

-2.1

0.3

Germany

0.3

-2.2

-0.2

-3.1

2.9

7.9

Estonia**

:

:

:

:

:

:

Ireland

c

c

c

c

c

c

Greece**

:

:

:

:

:

:

Spain

0.4

1.0

0.7

0.7

0.8

0.4

France

1.0

-1.0

-0.9

1.7

0.2

-2.1

Croatia**

1.4

1.9

0.7

2.9

1.8

:

Italy

-1.0

0.8

2.3

c

c

c

Cyprus**

:

:

:

:

:

:

Latvia**

:

:

:

:

:

:

Lithuania**

:

:

:

:

:

:

Luxembourg**

-2.7

0.4

-1.0

6.7

-16.7

:

Hungary

-2.8

0.6

-2.9

4.8

10.1

-8.5

Malta**

:

:

:

:

:

:

Netherlands

-1.0

-0.9

-2.5

1.8

-10.7

4.3

Austria

-1.3

2.1

-4.1

4.1

-2.3

9.3

Poland

3.2

-1.3

-2.2

14.4

-16.2

2.1

Portugal

-0.8

1.1

0.5

0.7

1.2

-0.4

Romania**

-2.9

4.3

1.4

10.2

-34.3

:

Slovenia

5.1

-6.0

0.4

2.8

-4.8

6.3

Slovakia

4.4

-3.0

1.7

-7.7

0.3

5.4

Finland

-0.9

-0.4

-1.6

-0.7

-0.6

1.1

Sweden

-1.6

2.0

-1.4

-0.5

2.0

-0.9

Norway

-0.1

-0.8

-0.2

-0.9

0.7

0.2

*  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

ec.europa.eu/eurostat

Production in construction

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

Sep-23

Oct-23

Nov-23

Dec-23

Jan-24

Feb-24

Euro area

Total construction

1.3

0.4

-0.2

2.5

-0.3

-0.4

Construction of buildings

-0.8

-2.8

-2.4

1.7

-4.7

-2.5

Civil engineering

6.7

3.3

2.0

6.2

2.2

4.9

Specialised construction activities

0.8

0.4

-0.2

1.8

0.4

-0.1

EU

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total construction

1.4

0.5

-0.4

3.3

-0.9

-0.6

Construction of buildings

-0.8

-2.9

-2.8

2.0

-5.1

-2.8

Civil engineering

5.9

4.2

2.4

5.7

1.3

4.2

Specialised construction activities

0.5

0.4

-0.9

1.4

0.1

-0.5

* Calendar adjusted

Source dataset: sts_copr_m

ec.europa.eu/eurostat

Production in construction

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

Sep-23

Oct-23

Nov-23

Dec-23

Jan-24

Feb-24

Euro area

1.3

0.4

-0.2

2.5

-0.3

-0.4

EU

1.4

0.5

-0.4

3.3

-0.9

-0.6

Belgium

0.5

-3.2

-1.9

10.3

-0.3

0.0

Bulgaria

-0.3

-2.7

-3.2

0.0

0.0

3.3

Czechia

0.3

-0.2

-5.1

-3.4

-6.0

3.7

Denmark

-0.4

1.1

0.2

0.5

-1.6

-1.6

Germany

0.2

-3.4

-2.8

-0.1

-6.4

1.9

Estonia**

:

:

:

:

:

:

Ireland

c

c

c

c

c

c

Greece**

:

:

:

:

:

:

Spain

0.3

5.8

5.9

4.5

9.3

8.3

France

-0.8

-2.1

-3.7

-0.1

-0.4

-4.1

Croatia**

5.7

7.8

6.9

10.3

14.2

:

Italy

8.1

7.7

10.6

c

c

c

Cyprus**

:

:

:

:

:

:

Latvia**

:

:

:

:

:

:

Lithuania**

:

:

:

:

:

:

Luxembourg**

-3.6

-1.7

-5.9

5.1

-6.1

:

Hungary

-6.1

-1.3

-13.7

-4.3

17.1

3.2

Malta**

:

:

:

:

:

:

Netherlands

2.4

0.2

-3.8

-2.9

-16.2

-12.9

Austria

-2.6

2.6

-6.2

3.9

-5.1

-5.9

Poland

13.8

7.5

1.7

18.9

-8.2

-5.5

Portugal

5.2

5.6

5.1

5.5

4.1

4.4

Romania**

10.0

11.1

13.5

30.8

-14.7

:

Slovenia

29.6

8.1

13.0

9.0

-6.4

1.0

Slovakia

7.2

2.2

5.8

-8.6

-12.6

-0.3

Finland

-8.3

-7.1

-9.3

-11.0

-11.7

-6.9

Sweden

-9.5

-6.0

-7.0

-7.7

-6.6

-4.7

Norway

-0.4

-1.3

-1.2

-2.9

-1.3

-0.7

*  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

ec.europa.eu/eurostat

Monthly indices for production in construction,
calendar and seasonally adjusted

(base year 2021)

Sep-23

Oct-23

Nov-23

Dec-23

Jan-24

Feb-24

Euro area

104.1

103.4

103.2

103.6

103.8

105.7

EU

104.3

103.8

103.5

104.7

103.4

105.3

Belgium

100.7

99.5

101.0

104.1

100.6

102.9

Bulgaria

99.7

99.2

99.1

99.4

100.5

102.0

Czechia

100.4

101.7

98.3

99.8

100.8

105.6

Denmark

104.6

105.6

105.3

105.5

103.3

103.6

Germany

95.4

93.3

93.1

90.2

92.8

100.1

Estonia*

:

:

:

:

:

:

Ireland

c

c

c

c

c

c

Greece*

:

:

:

:

:

:

Spain

97.2

98.2

98.9

99.6

100.4

100.8

France

101.2

100.2

99.3

101.0

101.2

99.1

Croatia*

111.5

113.6

114.4

117.7

119.8

:

Italy

132.4

133.4

136.5

c

c

c

Cyprus*

:

:

:

:

:

:

Latvia*

:

:

:

:

:

:

Lithuania*

:

:

:

:

:

:

Luxembourg*

97.7

98.1

97.1

103.6

86.3

:

Hungary

96.2

96.8

94.0

98.5

108.4

99.2

Malta*

:

:

:

:

:

:

Netherlands

103.8

102.9

100.3

102.1

91.2

95.1

Austria

98.9

101.0

96.9

100.9

98.6

107.8

Poland

115.6

114.1

111.6

127.7

107.0

109.2

Portugal

107.8

109.0

109.5

110.3

111.6

111.1

Romania*

131.3

137.0

138.9

153.1

100.6

:

Slovenia

151.6

142.5

143.1

147.1

140.1

148.9

Slovakia

85.5

82.9

84.3

77.8

78.0

82.2

Finland

92.4

92.0

90.5

89.9

89.4

90.4

Sweden

91.9

93.7

92.4

91.9

93.7

92.9

Norway

103.3

102.5

102.3

101.4

102.1

102.3

* 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

ec.europa.eu/eurostat

Monthly indices for production in construction, calendar adjusted

(base year 2021)

Sep-23

Oct-23

Nov-23

Dec-23

Jan-24

Feb-24

Euro area

110.3

111.6

111.0

102.5

88.7

99.9

EU

111.0

113.0

112.8

108.4

85.9

96.8

Belgium

115.0

112.1

100.7

90.1

90.5

107.4

Bulgaria

96.3

105.4

100.2

90.0

97.6

98.1

Czechia

116.3

122.6

121.8

100.2

55.1

67.8

Denmark

112.2

114.9

113.9

99.6

98.4

99.8

Germany

101.5

101.0

103.4

99.6

63.0

83.9

Estonia*

:

:

:

:

:

:

Ireland

c

c

c

c

c

c

Greece*

:

:

:

:

:

:

Spain

91.3

90.5

98.8

124.3

98.6

99.7

France

106.0

110.4

107.5

87.5

98.2

101.8

Croatia*

112.9

117.2

111.1

107.0

114.8

:

Italy

139.9

149.0

144.6

c

c

c

Cyprus*

:

:

:

:

:

:

Latvia*

:

:

:

:

:

:

Lithuania*

:

:

:

:

:

:

Luxembourg*

108.5

110.9

103.8

88.6

77.3

:

Hungary

114.7

101.3

114.1

135.2

64.3

70.2

Malta*

:

:

:

:

:

:

Netherlands

118.7

106.8

101.7

81.2

91.3

104.4

Austria

109.1

114.3

114.4

122.1

59.4

79.3

Poland

130.4

132.8

133.7

182.1

62.9

72.0

Portugal

109.1

112.2

111.3

101.4

111.3

108.8

Romania*

139.7

157.2

168.6

227.0

51.6

:

Slovenia

170.5

168.7

176.7

132.9

97.3

118.5

Slovakia

103.1

98.1

103.4

90.3

49.9

60.8

Finland

102.9

103.4

97.4

103.1

64.4

72.6

Sweden

94.8

106.6

105.7

116.4

72.3

81.3

Norway

118.6

116.6

118.3

96.5

107.8

96.4

* 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

ec.europa.eu/eurostat

Notes for users

Revisions and timetable

Data of previous months have been revised compared with those issued in News Release of 20 March 2024. The monthly percentage change for January 2024 has been revised from +0.5% to +0.2% in the euro area and from -1.0% to -1.2% in the EU. The annual percentage change has been revised from +0.8% to -0.3% in the euro area and from +0.1% to -0.9% 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.

Starting with reference period January 2024, the base year of the data has been changed to 2021, since 2018 the base year had been 2015. More information on the reasons for and impact of the base year change can be found in the related Statistics Explained article.

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, Malta and Romania 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.

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