Volume change in construction output in the member states of the European Union, March 2026
Released: 2 June 2026
In March 2026, the volume of construction production in the European Union was 1.2% higher than in the previous month and 0.6% lower than in March 2025. Compared to the latter, according to the available1 working day adjusted data, the volume of production increased in the majority of the member states. Among the Visegrad countries, there was an increase in Slovakia (27.9%), Czechia (5.8%) and Hungary (2.0%), while Poland recorded a decrease (–1.7%).
Construction performance surpassed the one month earlier level by 0.5% in Hungary in March 2026, based on seasonally and working day adjusted data.
Production decreased in both main construction groups in March, year-on-year: by 4.4% in the construction of buildings, by 3.0% in civil engineering. (For instance, elements of transport infrastructure and complex industrial facilities belong to the latter.) Specialised construction, having the largest weight within the divisions of construction expanded by 7.3%, the production volume of building construction rose by 5.4%, while that of civil engineering construction decreased by 8.3%. The volume of new contracts concluded was 2.9% lower than in March 2025. The volume of the end of March stock of contracts at construction enterprises was 4.8% higher year-on-year; within this, contracts for the construction of buildings fell by 4.6%, while those for civil engineering grew by 9.2%.
Based on the Euroconstruct estimate construction performance may increase annually in Hungary by 1.3% in 2026.
Table 1
Change in construction output volume, March 2026*
Country
Change compared with the
same period of the previous yeara), %
previous monthb), %
European Union average
–0.6
1.2
Euro area
–1.2
0.8
Austria
–3.0
2.1
Belgium
1.9
0.1
Bulgaria
7.6
0.5
Czechia
5.8
2.9
Denmark
–1.3
–0.1
Finland
6.3
1.1
France
–3.3
–0.2
Germany
–1.5
1.9
Hungary
2.0
0.5
Italy
–0.2
–0.7
Poland
–1.7
6.1
Portugal
6.2
0.5
Romania
9.4
–1.1
Slovakia
27.9
11.4
Slovenia
29.6
3.2
Spain
–4.4
1.8
Sweden
7.4
6.6
a) Working day adjusted data.
b) Seasonally and working day adjusted data.
* Data of Croatia, Cyprus, Estonia, Greece, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta and the Netherlands were not available.
Source: Euro indicators. Download date: 21 May 2026
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Footnotes
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Data of Croatia, Cyprus, Estonia, Greece, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta and the Netherlands were not available. ↩
Released: 2 June 2026
In March 2026, the volume of construction production in the European Union was 1.2% higher than in the previous month and 0.6% lower than in March 2025. Compared to the latter, according to the available1 working day adjusted data, the volume of production increased in the majority of the member states. Among the Visegrad countries, there was an increase in Slovakia (27.9%), Czechia (5.8%) and Hungary (2.0%), while Poland recorded a decrease (–1.7%).
Construction performance surpassed the one month earlier level by 0.5% in Hungary in March 2026, based on seasonally and working day adjusted data.
Production decreased in both main construction groups in March, year-on-year: by 4.4% in the construction of buildings, by 3.0% in civil engineering. (For instance, elements of transport infrastructure and complex industrial facilities belong to the latter.) Specialised construction, having the largest weight within the divisions of construction expanded by 7.3%, the production volume of building construction rose by 5.4%, while that of civil engineering construction decreased by 8.3%. The volume of new contracts concluded was 2.9% lower than in March 2025. The volume of the end of March stock of contracts at construction enterprises was 4.8% higher year-on-year; within this, contracts for the construction of buildings fell by 4.6%, while those for civil engineering grew by 9.2%.
Based on the Euroconstruct estimate construction performance may increase annually in Hungary by 1.3% in 2026.
Change in construction output volume, March 2026*
| Country | Change compared with the | |
|---|---|---|
| same period of the previous yeara), % | previous monthb), % | |
| European Union average | –0.6 | 1.2 |
| Euro area | –1.2 | 0.8 |
| Austria | –3.0 | 2.1 |
| Belgium | 1.9 | 0.1 |
| Bulgaria | 7.6 | 0.5 |
| Czechia | 5.8 | 2.9 |
| Denmark | –1.3 | –0.1 |
| Finland | 6.3 | 1.1 |
| France | –3.3 | –0.2 |
| Germany | –1.5 | 1.9 |
| Hungary | 2.0 | 0.5 |
| Italy | –0.2 | –0.7 |
| Poland | –1.7 | 6.1 |
| Portugal | 6.2 | 0.5 |
| Romania | 9.4 | –1.1 |
| Slovakia | 27.9 | 11.4 |
| Slovenia | 29.6 | 3.2 |
| Spain | –4.4 | 1.8 |
| Sweden | 7.4 | 6.6 |
b) Seasonally and working day adjusted data.
* Data of Croatia, Cyprus, Estonia, Greece, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta and the Netherlands were not available.
Source: Euro indicators. Download date: 21 May 2026
Footnotes
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Data of Croatia, Cyprus, Estonia, Greece, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta and the Netherlands were not available. ↩