According to the report from Eurostat, in February 2020 - the month before COVID-19 containment measures began to be widely introduced by Member States - compared with January 2020, seasonally adjusted production in the construction sector fell by 1.5% in the euro area and by 1.0% in the EU. In January 2020, production in construction increased by 4.0% in the euro area and by 3.4% in the EU. In February 2020 compared with February 2019, production in construction decreased by 0.9% in both the euro area and the EU.

In the euro area in February 2020, compared with January 2020, civil engineering decreased by 1.6% and building construction by 1.4%. In the EU, civil engineering decreased by 1.0% and building construction by 0.9%.

In the euro area in February 2020, compared with February 2019 building construction decreased by 1.9% while civil engineering increased by 4.0%. In the EU building construction decreased by 1.7% while civil engineering increased by 3.5%.