According to data released by Eurostat, seasonally adjusted construction output in the euro area declined in June compared with both the previous month and the same month last year. The monthly decline was 1.3%, while the annual decrease was 0.7%.
Across the European Union, output fell 1% month on month but rose 0.2% year on year.
Romania recorded the sharpest monthly increase
Among EU countries, Slovakia saw the sharpest monthly decline. Construction output fell 4.6% in the country, while it decreased 3.9% in Hungary and 2.9% in France.
Romania recorded the highest monthly increase, at 4.9%. Output rose 2% in Sweden and 1% in the Netherlands.
Slovenia led annual growth
In the year-on-year comparison, construction output fell 8.5% in Spain, 5% in Hungary and 4.5% in France.
By contrast, output increased 22.9% in Slovenia, 18.4% in Romania and 12% in Finland. Slovenia recorded the strongest annual growth.