In September 2014 compared with August 2014, seasonally adjusted production in the construction sector fell by 1.8% in the euro area2 (EA18) and by 0.9% in the EU282, according to first estimates from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. In August 2014, production in construction grew by 0.7% in the euro
area and remained stable in the EU28. In September 2014 compared with September 2013, production in construction fell by 1.7% in the euro area and by 0.4% in the EU28.

The decrease of 1.8% in production in construction in the euro area in September 2014, compared with August 2014, is due to building construction falling by 1.6% and civil engineering by 3.0%. In the EU28, the decrease of 0.9% is due to building construction falling by 0.8% and civil engineering by 1.3%. Among Member States for which data are available, the largest decreases in production in construction were observed in Slovenia (-8.6%), Italy (-5.4%), Sweden (-3.2%) and France (-2.3%), and the highest increases in Romania (+7.9%), the Czech Republic (+2.7%) and Bulgaria (+2.4%).