Eurozone construction output dropped by 2% year-on-year in July 2026, the steepest decline since February, following an upwardly revised 1.4% decrease in June. Building activity continued to contract (-6.4% vs -7.4% in June), while specialised construction activities also remained under pressure (-1.6% vs -0.4%). Meanwhile, civil engineering rose by 0.6%, after being flat in the previous month. Among major economies, output fell in Spain (-9.7%), France (-5%) and Italy (-1.2%), but increased in Germany (1%). On a monthly basis, construction output was flat, after an upwardly revised 1.5% slump in June. In the broader European Union, construction activity shrank by 1.8% on a yearly basis and fell by 0.3% from the previous month.