EU-27 construction output down by 0.9 percent in April

According to a report released by Eurostat, the Statistical Office of the European Communities, in April this year the seasonally-adjusted production of the construction sector in the European Union member states (EU-27) decreased by 0.9 percent as compared to March and was down 1.2 percent compared to April 2010. In March, the production figure had increased by 2.3 percent compared to the previous month, according to the newly revised data.
 
In the EU, building construction in April decreased by 1.4 percent month on month and was down by 2.1 percent compared to April 2010, while civil engineering increased by 0.4 percent over March and was up 1.9 percent year on year.
 
As compared to March, construction output in April increased in Sweden by 1.6 percent, in France by 0.7 percent and in Poland by 0.5 percent, while month-on-month decreases of 13.4 percent, 5.7 percent and four percent respectively were registered in the UK, Germany and Portugal.