Eurozone сonstruction output rose sharply in April

According to first estimates from Eurostat, in April 2021 compared with April 2020, production in construction increased by 42.3% in the euro area and by 32.7% in the EU.

In April 2021 compared with March 2021, seasonally adjusted production in the construction sector decreased by 2.2% in the euro area and by 1.6% in the EU. In March 2021, production in construction rose by 4.1% in the euro area and by 3.5% in the EU.

In the euro area in April 2021, compared with March 2021, civil engineering decreased by 6.1% and building construction by 1.0%. In the EU, civil engineering decreased by 5.4% and building construction by 0.7%.

In the euro area in April 2021, compared with April 2020, building construction increased by 43.7% and civil engineering by 30.4%. In the EU building construction increased by 33.9% and civil engineering by 22.4%.

Among Member States for which data are available, the highest increases in production in construction were observed in France (+160.4%), Belgium (+45.2%) and Austria (+37.3%). The largest decreases were recorded in Hungary (-7.1%), Sweden (-5.5%) and Poland (-4.2%).