Eurozone construction increases slightly in September
by ChemOrbis Editorial Team - content@chemorbis.com
According to the data released by Eurostat, seasonally adjusted production in the construction sector in the Eurozone increased for the first time in three months in September.
According to the data, the monthly increase of 0.1% in September was mainly due to building construction rising by 0.2%, while civil engineering remained stable.
The data also revealed that Romania, Hungary and Slovakia recorded the largest decreases by 4.6%, 3.8% and 2.4% respectively in the production in construction while Slovenia and Netherlands posted the largest increases respectively by 4% and 1.1% on a monthly basis.
On a yearly basis, production in construction increased by 3.1% in September. The increase was mainly as building construction rose by 3.7% and civil engineering by 0.9%. Among Member States, Hungary, Poland and Slovenia posted the largest increases in production in construction on a yearly basis by 23.8%, 18.1% and 7% respectively while Romania (13.5%) and the United Kingdom (1.4%) recorded the largest decreases on year.
According to the data, the monthly increase of 0.1% in September was mainly due to building construction rising by 0.2%, while civil engineering remained stable.
The data also revealed that Romania, Hungary and Slovakia recorded the largest decreases by 4.6%, 3.8% and 2.4% respectively in the production in construction while Slovenia and Netherlands posted the largest increases respectively by 4% and 1.1% on a monthly basis.
On a yearly basis, production in construction increased by 3.1% in September. The increase was mainly as building construction rose by 3.7% and civil engineering by 0.9%. Among Member States, Hungary, Poland and Slovenia posted the largest increases in production in construction on a yearly basis by 23.8%, 18.1% and 7% respectively while Romania (13.5%) and the United Kingdom (1.4%) recorded the largest decreases on year.
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