Production in the construction sector fell by 0.9% in the EU in August 2025 on a month-on-month basis, new data from Eurostat has found. In the euro area, production in construction was down 0.1%.
Compared to the same month the previous year, however, production in construction remained unchanged across the EU, and rose marginally (+0.1%) in the euro area.
On an annual basis, at EU level, construction output decreased by 3.0% in terms of the construction of buildings, increased by 1.0% for civil engineering, and increased by 2.0% for specialised construction activities.
Slovenia leads the way
The largest annual increases were recorded in Slovenia (+25.2%), Czechia (+17.0%) and Slovakia (+13.8%), while the biggest decreases were reported in Hungary (-13.6%), the Netherlands (-6.2%) and Poland (-4.9%).
On a month-on-month basis, meanwhile, construction output was stable when it came to building construction and specialised construction activities, and decreased by 2.5% for civil engineering.
The largest month-on-month increases in production in construction were observed in Sweden (+4.2%), Czechia (+2.2%), and Bulgaria (+1.4%), while the biggest decreases were seen in Romania (-26.2%), Hungary (-11.4%), and Poland (-4.0%).
Data was unavailable for several European markets, including Estonia, Ireland, Greece, Croatia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg and Malta. Read more here.
Annual Increase/Decrease in Construction Output, August 2025 (%)
| Country | Change (%) |
|---|---|
| Slovenia | 25.2 |
| Czechia | 17.0 |
| Slovakia | 13.8 |
| Belgium | 6.7 |
| Bulgaria | 5.9 |
| Croatia | 5.4 |
| Denmark | 4.2 |
| Italy | 4.0 |
| Portugal | 1.5 |
| Finland | 0.9 |
| Germany | -1.1 |
| Romania | -1.1 |
| France | -1.3 |
| Spain | -1.4 |
| Sweden | -2.4 |
| Austria | -2.7 |
| Poland | -4.9 |
| Netherlands | -6.2 |
| Hungary | -13.6 |
