Seasonally adjusted construction output rose 1.8% in the euro area and 2.0% across the European Union in August 2026 from July, according to Eurostat’s first estimate published on 20 October. July had shown a 0.2% increase in the euro area and a 0.1% decrease in the EU.

In the euro area, building construction fell 0.4% month on month and civil engineering dropped 2.1%, while specialised construction activities increased 2.5%. Among countries with available data, the strongest monthly increases were in Hungary at 14.0%, Germany at 9.3% and Romania at 7.2%. Compared with August 2025, construction output was up 1.4% in the euro area and 2.6% in the EU.