EU-27 construction output surges 3.5 percent in June over May

Wednesday, 18 August 2010 14:38:25 (GMT+2)

According to a report released by Eurostat, the Statistical Office of the European Communities, in June this year the seasonally-adjusted production of the construction sector in the European Union member states (EU-27) rose by 3.5 percent as compared to May and was up 5.4 percent compared to June 2009. In May, the production figure had declined by 0.1 percent compared to the previous month, according to the newly revised data.

In the EU, building construction in June improved by 5.7 percent month on month and was up 7.5 percent compared to June 2009, while civil engineering rose by two percent over May and was down 0.6 percent year on year.

As compared to May, construction output in June rose in Romania by 16.5 percent, in Spain by 7.2 percent and in Poland by 4.5 percent, while month-on-month decreases of 2.3 percent, 1.8 percent and 1.6 percent respectively were registered in Hungary, Netherlands and Slovenia.

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