Eurozone construction output fell 2% year-on-year in July 2026, the steepest decline since February, after June’s decrease was revised to 1.4%. Building activity contracted 6.4%, while specialised construction activities fell 1.6%; civil engineering increased 0.6%. Output declined in Spain, France and Italy but rose 1% in Germany. On a monthly basis, eurozone construction output was flat after a revised 1.5% drop in June. Italy’s output fell 1.2% year-on-year in July, its first contraction in six months and lowest reading since December 2024. Italian output also declined 1.4% month-on-month on a seasonally adjusted basis, while production decreased 0.8% in the May-to-July period and calendar-adjusted output rose 1.3% in the first seven months of 2026.