Volume change in construction output in the member states of the European Union, February 2026
Released: 23 April 2026
In February 2026, the volume of construction production in the European Union was 0.1% higher than in the previous month and 2.0% lower than in February 2025. Compared to the latter, according to the available working day adjusted data, the volume of production decreased in more than half of member states, including the two leading countries in construction production in the EU, France and Germany. Among the Visegrad countries, there was an increase in Slovakia (8.2%) and Czechia (4.1%), while there was a decrease in Hungary (–0.4%) and Poland (–13.7%).
The extent of the decline was 11.0% in Poland, 9.6% in Hungary, 1.3% in Czechia and 0.2% in Slovakia. In several countries, the large amount of snowfall may also have restrained production by hindering construction work.
Construction performance surpassed the one month earlier level by 4.9% in Hungary in February 2026, based on seasonally and working day adjusted data.
The output of the two main construction groups took opposite directions in February, year-on-year: the construction of buildings grew by 2.2%, civil engineering lessened 6.3%. (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 fell by 9.3%, the production volume of building construction rose by 15.0%, and that of civil engineering construction decreased by 2.4%. The volume of new contracts concluded fell by 44.8% compared to the February 2025 data. The volume of the end of February stock of contracts at construction enterprises was 9.5% higher year-on-year, within it contracts for the construction of buildings lessened by 0.9%, those for civil engineering grew by 14.4%.
Based on the Euroconstruct estimate construction performance may increase annually in Hungary by 1.3% in 2026.
Table 1
Change in construction output volume, February 2026*
Country
Change compared with the
same period of the previous yeara), %
previous monthb), %
European Union average
–2.0
0.1
Euro area
–1.9
–0.2
Austria
–0.1
3.6
Belgium
–0.9
–1.4
Bulgaria
7.9
3.1
Czechia
4.1
3.5
Denmark
–1.9
–0.2
Finland
3.6
–0.1
France
–3.5
–1.4
Germany
–2.5
–1.2
Hungary
–0.4
–4.9
Italy
1.4
0.5
Netherlands
0.6
0.0
Poland
–13.7
–3.7
Portugal
–0.7
0.2
Romania
15.6
8.7
Slovakia
8.2
5.4
Slovenia
24.1
5.5
Spain
–10.2
1.4
Sweden
0.0
2.8
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: 20 April 2026
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Figure 2
Released: 23 April 2026
In February 2026, the volume of construction production in the European Union was 0.1% higher than in the previous month and 2.0% lower than in February 2025. Compared to the latter, according to the available working day adjusted data, the volume of production decreased in more than half of member states, including the two leading countries in construction production in the EU, France and Germany. Among the Visegrad countries, there was an increase in Slovakia (8.2%) and Czechia (4.1%), while there was a decrease in Hungary (–0.4%) and Poland (–13.7%).
The extent of the decline was 11.0% in Poland, 9.6% in Hungary, 1.3% in Czechia and 0.2% in Slovakia. In several countries, the large amount of snowfall may also have restrained production by hindering construction work.
Construction performance surpassed the one month earlier level by 4.9% in Hungary in February 2026, based on seasonally and working day adjusted data.
The output of the two main construction groups took opposite directions in February, year-on-year: the construction of buildings grew by 2.2%, civil engineering lessened 6.3%. (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 fell by 9.3%, the production volume of building construction rose by 15.0%, and that of civil engineering construction decreased by 2.4%. The volume of new contracts concluded fell by 44.8% compared to the February 2025 data. The volume of the end of February stock of contracts at construction enterprises was 9.5% higher year-on-year, within it contracts for the construction of buildings lessened by 0.9%, those for civil engineering grew by 14.4%.
Based on the Euroconstruct estimate construction performance may increase annually in Hungary by 1.3% in 2026.
Change in construction output volume, February 2026*
| Country | Change compared with the | |
|---|---|---|
| same period of the previous yeara), % | previous monthb), % | |
| European Union average | –2.0 | 0.1 |
| Euro area | –1.9 | –0.2 |
| Austria | –0.1 | 3.6 |
| Belgium | –0.9 | –1.4 |
| Bulgaria | 7.9 | 3.1 |
| Czechia | 4.1 | 3.5 |
| Denmark | –1.9 | –0.2 |
| Finland | 3.6 | –0.1 |
| France | –3.5 | –1.4 |
| Germany | –2.5 | –1.2 |
| Hungary | –0.4 | –4.9 |
| Italy | 1.4 | 0.5 |
| Netherlands | 0.6 | 0.0 |
| Poland | –13.7 | –3.7 |
| Portugal | –0.7 | 0.2 |
| Romania | 15.6 | 8.7 |
| Slovakia | 8.2 | 5.4 |
| Slovenia | 24.1 | 5.5 |
| Spain | –10.2 | 1.4 |
| Sweden | 0.0 | 2.8 |
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: 20 April 2026