In October 2021, production in construction increased by 0.6% in the euro area and by 0.7% in the EU. In November 2021 compared with November 2020, production in construction increased by 0.5% in the euro area and by 1.3% in the EU.
Building construction decreased by 0.7%, while civil engineering increased by 1.0%. In the EU, civil engineering increased by 0.9%, while building construction decreased by 0.4%.
Among Member States for which data are available, the largest monthly decreases in production in construction were recorded in Belgium (-3.7%), France (-1.4%) and Germany (-0.8%). The highest increases were observed in Romania (+8.0%), Hungary (+5.0%) and Slovakia (+4.8%).
Among Member States for which data are available, the highest annual increases in production in construction were observed in Poland (+12.7%), Hungary (+12.3%) and Finland (+8.4%). The largest decreases were recorded in Slovenia (-17.3%), Belgium (-8.8%) and Spain (-5.6%).
