Euro area construction output rises 1.8 per cent in August
EU construction production increased by 2.0 per cent month on month, while Hungary recorded the strongest rise among countries with available data.
Construction output rose in August 2026, with Eurostat’s initial estimates showing monthly growth of 1.8 per cent for the euro area and 2.0 per cent for the EU. The figures are seasonally adjusted.
The increases followed a July gain of 0.2 per cent in the euro area and a decline of 0.1 per cent across the EU. Compared with August 2025, construction production was 1.4 per cent higher in the euro area, while the EU recorded growth of 2.6 per cent.
Monthly performance differed across construction sectors. Specialised construction activities expanded by 2.5 per cent in the euro area, but building construction fell by 0.4 per cent and civil engineering dropped by 2.1 per cent. Across the EU, specialised activities grew by 2.3 per cent, while buildings and civil engineering declined by 1.0 per cent and 0.2 per cent respectively.
Among member states with available figures, Hungary led monthly growth at 14.0 per cent, followed by Germany at 9.3 per cent and Romania at 7.2 per cent. The steepest monthly falls were in Slovenia, down 5.1 per cent, Slovakia, down 4.9 per cent, and Italy, down 2.9 per cent.
Romania recorded the largest annual increase among countries with available data, at 39.0 per cent. Hungary followed with 22.0 per cent and Finland with 12.7 per cent. France had the biggest annual decline, at 7.8 per cent, followed by Slovakia at 4.9 per cent and Spain at 4.3 per cent.
