Construction in the European Union increased by 1.3% m/m in November

Production in the construction sector of the European Union in November 2024 increased by 1.3% compared to the previous month. Compared to November 2023, the seasonally adjusted figure increased by 0.9%. This is evidenced by preliminary data from Eurostat.

Among the EU countries, the highest monthly growth in construction production was recorded in Slovenia (+9.5%), Slovakia (+5.4%) and Romania (+4.7%). The largest decline was observed in Portugal (-3.9%), Hungary (-2.0%) and Finland (-0.9%).

The construction of engineering structures in the EU increased by 1.3% month-on-month and by 4.2% y/y, while the construction of buildings (residential and non-residential) fell by 0.2% m/m and 0.4% y/y.

According to the final data, in October 2024, production in the EU construction sector increased by 0.6% compared to the previous month. The construction of engineering structures increased by 2.2% m/m over the month, and the construction of buildings (residential and non-residential) – by 0.4% m/m.

The overwhelming stagnation in the EU construction sector is having a negative impact on demand and sentiment in the domestic long products market. Since the end of 2020, construction in the European Union has been in a long period of recovery thanks to significant government support, which has boosted demand for steel products. However, since the beginning of 2023, the European construction sector has been suffering due to macroeconomic problems and market uncertainty.

Average annual production in EU construction in 2023 increased by 0.1% compared to 2022.

According to Eurofer’s forecasts, in 2024, construction volumes in the EU will decline by 0.4% y/y. However, a positive growth trend of 2% y/y is expected in 2025.

In 2023, housing construction experienced a decline due to the tightening of monetary policy by the European Central Bank (ECB) to curb inflation. However, more positive dynamics were observed in civil construction, which proved to be resilient to these conditions, but still could not compensate for the decline in residential construction.

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