Slovenia reported the biggest annual increase in production in construction in the European Union in February, with a 24.1% increase year-on-year, new data has showed.
Other countries to report a notable annual increase in production in construction included Romania (+15.6%) and Slovakia (+8.2%), Eurostat noted.
At the same time, the biggest annual decreases were recorded in Poland (-13.7%), Spain (-10.2%) and France (-3.5%).
On a broader level, seasonally adjusted production in construction decreased by 1.9% in the euro area and by 2.0% in the EU in February 2026, compared to the same month the previous year.
The downturn was most pronounced in building construction. Output in this segment fell by 8.1% year-on-year in the euro area and by 7.2% in the EU, making it the main driver of overall weakness. Civil engineering also declined, though more moderately, by 1.9% in the euro area and 2.7% in the EU. Specialised construction activities were broadly stable, showing only a slight decrease.
Month-on-month data
On a month-on-month basis, meanwhile, production in construction fell by 0.2% in the euro area and by 0.1% in the EU. Construction of buildings and civil engineering both increased slightly in the euro area (+0.2%), while specialised construction declined by 0.3%. In the EU, all major segments except specialised activities recorded small gains, suggesting some stabilisation in short-term activity.
Strong month-on-month increases were recorded in Romania (+8.7%), Slovenia (+5.5%), and Slovakia (+5.4%). In contrast, Poland (-3.7%), Belgium (-1.4%), France (-1.4%), and Germany (-1.2%) saw declines.
‘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,’ Eurostat noted. Read more here.
