In October, production had fallen by 1.4% in the EU17 countries and by 0.9% in the EU27.
Compared with November 2010, output in November 2011 increased by 0.2% in the Euro area and by 0.7% in the EU27.
These initial estimates have been released by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union.
Among the Member States with data available for November 2011, construction output rose in 11 and fell in Spain and Slovakia (both -0.7%) and Bulgaria (-0.3%). The highest increases were registered in Slovenia (+23.1%), Hungary (+7.4%) and Germany (+4.5%).
Building construction increased by 0.4% in the Euro area and by 0.8% in the EU27, after falling by 1.2% and 1.1% respectively in October. Civil engineering fell by 0.6% in the euro area, but rose by 0.1% in the EU27, after -1.6% and -1.2% respectively in the previous month.
In terms of the annual comparison, construction output rose in six and fell in eight of the member states with data available for November 2011,. The highest increases were registered in Romania (+16.9%), Poland (+14.7%) and Germany (+9.9%), and the largest decreases in Portugal (-12.2%), Bulgaria (-10.2%) and Slovenia (-10.0%).
Building construction increased by 0.5% in the Euro area and by 0.3% in the EU27, after -2.3% and -1.7% respectively in October. Civil engineering fell by 2.6% in the Euro area, but rose by 1.3% in the EU27, after -3.3% and +0.1% respectively in the previous month.
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