Eurozone production in construction up by 4.0% in June

According to the report from Eurostat, in June 2020, a month marked by some relaxation of COVID-19 containment measures in many Member States, the seasonally adjusted production in the construction sector rose by 4.0% in the euro area and by 2.9% in the EU, compared with May 2020. In May 2020, production in construction increased by 29.4% in the euro area and by 22.3% in the EU. In June 2020 compared with June 2019, production in construction decreased by 5.9% in the euro area and by 5.8% in the EU.

In the euro area in June 2020, compared with May 2020, building construction increased by 4.5% and civil engineering by 2.3%. In the EU, building construction increased by 3.2% and civil engineering by 1.8%.

In the euro area in June 2020, compared with June 2019, building construction decreased by 6.6% and civil engineering by 2.6%. In the EU, building construction decreased by 6.2% and civil engineering by 3.2%.

Among Member States for which data are available, the largest decreases in production in construction were observed in Slovakia (-17.8%), Hungary (-15.7%) and Slovenia (-15.3%). Increases were observed in Romania (+6.9%), Germany (+1.4%), Finland (+1.2%) and the Netherlands (+0.8%).