Romania saw the highest monthly increase in construction work among the European Union countries in February this year (compared to January), namely 5.1%.

By comparison, construction work dropped by 0.4% in the European Union and by 1.1% in the Eurozone, in the same period, according to Eurostat data.

The biggest drops were recorded in France (-6%), Sweden (-5.1%), and Slovenia (-4.1%). Romania, the United Kingdom (+3.1%), and Bulgaria (+2.7%) saw the highest increases.

However, Romania also had the second steepest monthly drop in construction in January (compared to December 2015), of -9.7%.

Romania’s yearly growth in construction (February 2016 compared to February 2015) was 8.1%. It was surpassed by Slovakia, with 18.8%, Spain, with 13%, and Sweden, with 8.1%.

Slovenia, Hungary and Poland recorded the biggest annual decreases.

editor@romania-insider.com