Eurozone construction output continued to rise in May.

According to the report from Eurostat, in May 2021 compared with April 2021, seasonally adjusted production in the construction sector increased by 0.9% in the euro area and by 0.7% in the EU. In April 2021, production in construction fell by 0.4% in the euro area and by 0.1% in the EU.

In May 2021 compared with May 2020, production in construction increased by 13.6% in the euro area and by 11.6% in the EU.

In the euro area in May 2021, compared with April 2021, building construction increased by 1.2% while civil engineering decreased by 0.3%. In the EU, building construction increased by 0.9% while civil engineering decreased by 0.1%.

In the euro area in May 2021, compared with May 2020, building construction increased by 15.0% and civil engineering by 7.2%. In the EU building construction increased by 12.8% and civil engineering by 6.0%.

Among Member States for which data are available, the highest annual increases in production in construction were observed in France (+23.9%), Austria (+21.0%) and Hungary (+18.7%). Decreases were recorded in Sweden (-5.2%) and Slovenia (-2.6%).