Volume change in construction output in the member states of the European Union, May 2025
Released: 25 July 2025
Construction output volume in the European Union was 1.3 percent lower than one month earlier, at the same time 2.7% higher in May 2025 than in May 2024. Compared to the latter, based on available working day adjusted data1, production volume grew in the majority of the member states, however in the two decisive countries from construction output point of view, France and Germany, it decreased. Spain registered an outstanding, 45% growth. Out of the four Visegrad countries increases occurred in three, Czechia, Hungary and Slovakia (11.6%, 5.5% as well as 0.6%) while a 4.8% setback took place in Poland.
Construction performance in Hungary surpassed in May 2025, based on seasonally and working day adjusted data, the one month earlier level by 2.5%.
The output of the two main construction groups took opposite directions in May, year-on-year: the construction of buildings lessened by 9.3%, civil engineering grew by 26.0%. (Elements of transport infrastructure and complex industrial facilities belong to the latter.) Specialised construction, the largest weight representing division in construction registered a 13.3% relapse, at the same time the production volume in construction of buildings was 12.1% higher, specialised construction 28.5% above the one year earlier level. The volume of new contracts concluded rose by 17.0%. The volume of the end of May stock of contracts at construction enterprises was 11.5% higher year-on-year, within it contracts for the construction of buildings lessened by 9.4%, those for civil engineering grew by 29.3%.
Based on the Euroconstruct estimate construction performance may increase annually in Hungary by 1.7% in 2025, by 2.9% in 2026. In Germany, Italy, Austria, however, a decline is expected in 2025, too.
Table 1
Change in construction output volume, May 2025*
Country
Change compared with the
same period of the previous yeara), %
previous monthb), %
European Union average
2.7
–1.3
Euro area
2.9
–1.7
Austria
–2.2
0.0
Belgium
–0.9
–2.2
Bulgaria
5.1
–0.5
Czechia
11.6
2.3
Denmark
4.9
1.6
Finland
3.0
0.9
France
–3.3
–0.5
Germany
–3.4
–3.9
Hungary
5.5
2.5
Italy
3.9
–1.4
Netherlands
–1.6
–1.8
Poland
–4.8
–0.5
Portugal
5.4
–0.1
Romania
4.0
1.0
Slovakia
0.6
0.3
Slovenia
3.6
5.4
Spain
44.6
0.1
Sweden
0.3
–0.9
a) Working day adjusted data.
b) Seasonally and working day adjusted data.
* Data of Croatia, Cyprus, Estonia, Greece, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg and Malta were not available.
Source: Euro indicators. Download date: 18 July 2025
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Footnotes
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Data of Croatia, Cyprus, Estonia, Greece, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg and Malta were not available. ↩
Released: 25 July 2025
Construction output volume in the European Union was 1.3 percent lower than one month earlier, at the same time 2.7% higher in May 2025 than in May 2024. Compared to the latter, based on available working day adjusted data1, production volume grew in the majority of the member states, however in the two decisive countries from construction output point of view, France and Germany, it decreased. Spain registered an outstanding, 45% growth. Out of the four Visegrad countries increases occurred in three, Czechia, Hungary and Slovakia (11.6%, 5.5% as well as 0.6%) while a 4.8% setback took place in Poland.
Construction performance in Hungary surpassed in May 2025, based on seasonally and working day adjusted data, the one month earlier level by 2.5%.
The output of the two main construction groups took opposite directions in May, year-on-year: the construction of buildings lessened by 9.3%, civil engineering grew by 26.0%. (Elements of transport infrastructure and complex industrial facilities belong to the latter.) Specialised construction, the largest weight representing division in construction registered a 13.3% relapse, at the same time the production volume in construction of buildings was 12.1% higher, specialised construction 28.5% above the one year earlier level. The volume of new contracts concluded rose by 17.0%. The volume of the end of May stock of contracts at construction enterprises was 11.5% higher year-on-year, within it contracts for the construction of buildings lessened by 9.4%, those for civil engineering grew by 29.3%.
Based on the Euroconstruct estimate construction performance may increase annually in Hungary by 1.7% in 2025, by 2.9% in 2026. In Germany, Italy, Austria, however, a decline is expected in 2025, too.
Change in construction output volume, May 2025*
| Country | Change compared with the | |
|---|---|---|
| same period of the previous yeara), % | previous monthb), % | |
| European Union average | 2.7 | –1.3 |
| Euro area | 2.9 | –1.7 |
| Austria | –2.2 | 0.0 |
| Belgium | –0.9 | –2.2 |
| Bulgaria | 5.1 | –0.5 |
| Czechia | 11.6 | 2.3 |
| Denmark | 4.9 | 1.6 |
| Finland | 3.0 | 0.9 |
| France | –3.3 | –0.5 |
| Germany | –3.4 | –3.9 |
| Hungary | 5.5 | 2.5 |
| Italy | 3.9 | –1.4 |
| Netherlands | –1.6 | –1.8 |
| Poland | –4.8 | –0.5 |
| Portugal | 5.4 | –0.1 |
| Romania | 4.0 | 1.0 |
| Slovakia | 0.6 | 0.3 |
| Slovenia | 3.6 | 5.4 |
| Spain | 44.6 | 0.1 |
| Sweden | 0.3 | –0.9 |
b) Seasonally and working day adjusted data.
* Data of Croatia, Cyprus, Estonia, Greece, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg and Malta were not available.
Source: Euro indicators. Download date: 18 July 2025
Footnotes
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Data of Croatia, Cyprus, Estonia, Greece, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg and Malta were not available. ↩