Eurozone construction output data report for August 2015

  • Prior revised to 0.4%
  • -6.0% vs +1.8% prior y/y. Revised to -0.3%
  • EU 28 states -1.2% vs +0.4% prior m/m
  • -5.0% vs +0.4% prior y/y

Civil engineering (-0.3%) and building construction (-0.2%) take the headline figure south for the 19 states, and they fell -1.9% and -1.1% respectively for the 28 states

These numbers are volatile at the best of times but even so this is a steep drop

Eurozone construction y/y