This slipped the net earlier.

European construction fell in May. It was down 1.5% from +0.8% in April and that was revised lower to +0.4%

Even better was the year on year number which came in at 3.5% from 8.0% prios, also revised down to 7.4%

Eurozone construction output 17 07 2014

Eurozone construction output 17 07 2014

2014 is turning out to be a damp squib so far for Europe