OREANDA-NEWS. In June 2015 compared with May 2015 , seasonally adjusted production in the construction 1 sector fell by 1.9 % in the euro area 2 (EA19 ) and by 1.1 % in the EU28 2 , according to first estimates from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union . In May 2015 3 , production in construction grew by 0 .2 % in the euro area and fe ll by 0 . 2% in the EU28 .

In June 2015 compared with June 201 4 4 , production in construction fell by 2 .3% in the euro area and by 0.4 % in the EU28 .

Monthly comparison by construction sector and by Member State

The decrease of 1.9 % in production in constru ction i n the euro area in June 2015 , compared with May 2015 , is due to civil engineering falling by 2 . 7 % and building construction by 1.6 %. In the EU28, the decrease of 1.1 % is due to civil engineering falling by 1.7 % and building construction by 0.9 %. Amo ng Member States for which data are available, the highest decreases in production in construction were recorded in Germany ( - 4.5%), Poland ( - 4.2%), Sweden ( - 2.7%) and France ( - 2.5%) , and the highest in creases in Romania (+3.5 %), Bulgaria (+ 2.6 %) and the U nited Kingdom (+2.5 %).

Annual comparison by construction sector and by Member State

The decrease of 2 .3% in p roduction in construction i n the euro area in June 2015 , compared with June 2014 , is due to c ivil engineering falling by 3.1 % and building constru ction by 2 . 0 %. In the EU28 , the decrease of 0.4 % is due to building construction falling by 0.6%, while civil engineering rose by 1 . 0 %. Among Member States for which data are available, the largest decreases in production in construction were recorded in Slovenia ( - 12.2%), France ( - 6.8%) , Poland ( - 4.7%) and Germany ( - 3.9%), and the highest increases in Slovakia (+24.1 %), the Netherlands (+15.8 %) , Romania ( +13.1 %) and Sweden (+10.8%).