According to first estimates released by Eurostat, the Statistical Office of the European Union, in January this year the seasonally-adjusted production of the construction sector in the European Union member states (EU-27) decreased by 0.9 percent compared to December last year and decreased by two percent compared to the same month of 2025. In December, production in the construction sector had moved up by one percent month on month.
In the euro area, the seasonally-adjusted production of the construction sector in January went down by 0.1 percent month on month and down by 1.9 percent year on year. In December, production had increased by 0.7 percent month on month.
Building construction in the EU-27 in January moved down by 3.8 percent month on month and by 8.4 percent year on year, while civil engineering output in the region decreased by 4.5 percent month on month and decreased by 4.6 percent year on year. In the euro area, building construction was down by three percent month on month and by 8.9 percent year on year, while civil engineering output in the region fell by 4.4 percent month on month and by 4.2 percent year on year.
As compared to December, construction output in January increased by 2.9 percent in Germany, by 0.4 percent in the Netherlands, and by 0.2 percent in Denmark, while it decreased by nine percent in Poland, by 8.8 percent in Hungary and by 5.4 percent in Slovakia.
As compared to January 2025, construction output in January this year increased by 11.6 percent in Slovenia, by four percent in Bulgaria and by 3.3 percent in Denmark, while it decreased by 11.0 percent in Poland, by 9.9 percent in Spain and by 9.5 percent in Hungary.