KEY FIGURES 2019CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY IN EUROPEEDITION 2020

EUROPEAN CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY FEDERATION

INVESTMENT IN CONSTRUCTION 2019 (BLN €)

1 - roads, railways, bridges, tunnels, concrete structures, special foundations, electrical works, water supply, wastewater treatment, works on maritime or river sites

2 - offices, hospitals, hotels, schools, industrial buildings3 - individual dwellings, apartment blocks, social housing,

schemes4 - in housing

Germany 373France 194Italy 130Spain 125Netherlands 79Sweden 53Poland 49Belgium 48Austria 45Finland 34Denmark 33Ireland 28Romania 28Czech Republic 21Hungary 21Portugal 13Slovakia 9Greece 8Bulgaria 8Luxembourg 6Croatia 4Estonia 3Lithuania 3Slovenia 3Cyprus 3Latvia 2Malta 2Total EU27 1,324

Norway 54Turkey 91

USA 1,157Japan 454

EU27

43.2%OF GROSS FIXED

CAPITAL FORMATION

EU27

9.5%OF GDP

28%REHABILITATION &

MAINTENANCE 4

21.6%NEW HOUSEBUILDING 3

31.6%NON-RESIDENTIAL 2

18.8%CIVIL ENGINEERING 1

MAIN ACTIVITIES 2019

JOBS IN CONSTRUCTION 2019 (X1000)

TOTAL NUMBER OF ENTERPRISES 2019 (X1000)

Germany 2,551France 1,790Italy 1,343Spain 1,278Poland 1,212Netherlands 483Romania 482Hungary 400Czech Republic 375Sweden 356Portugal 305Austria 297Belgium 286Bulgaria 196Denmark 193Finland 193Slovakia 182Greece 148Ireland 148Lithuania 105Croatia 90Latvia 72Slovenia 64Estonia 52Luxembourg 48Cyprus 40Malta 15Total EU27 12,705

Norway 225Turkey 1,550 USA 7,500Japan 4,990

Italy 501Spain 422France 419Germany 340Poland 325Czech Republic 190Netherlands 190Belgium 114Hungary 109Sweden 107Greece 61Romania 55Portugal 52Ireland 51Finland 41Austria 37Denmark 33Bulgaria 21Slovenia 19Croatia 16Estonia 14Slovakia 12Latvia 11Lithuania 9Cyprus 7Malta 6Luxembourg 4

Total EU27 3,166

Turkey 330Norway 68

EU27

3.1MILLION

ENTERPRISES

EU27

95% WITH <20 WORKERS

EU27

27.4% OF INDUSTRIAL EMPLOYMENT

EU27

6.1% OF TOTAL

EMPLOYMENT

12.7MILLION

WORKERS MULTIPLIER EFFECT:

1 PERSON WORKING IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY

≈2 FURTHER PERSONS WORKING IN OTHER

SECTORS*

* Source: Study for the European Commission (DG EMPL) ‘Monitoring of sectoral

employment’ (VC/2010/0064 - 2012)

VARIATION OF INVESTMENT IN REAL TERMS ON PREVIOUS YEAR (2019/2018)

EU272,6%

IE6,8%

NO4,8%

FI-1,5%

SE-1,8%

DK4,4%

EE0,3%

LT8,3%

PL3,7%

LUNA

SKNA

HU16,8%

NL4,0%

ES1,3%

DE3,8%

HRNA

CZ2,0%

BE1,6%

AT2,6%

FR2,2%

PT6,0%

SI-0,4%

RO20,9%

IT2,3%

BG3,0%

GR-1,6%

MTNA

CY10,9%

LV2,3%

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€ 13,923BILLION € 1,324 BILLION

EU27 GDP 2019 TOTAL INVESTMENT IN CONSTRUCTION 2019

INVESTMENT IN CONSTRUCTION

NB: Due to the COVID-19 crisis and the related economic uncertainties, it was not possible, at the time of writing, to forecast figures for 2020.

AT Bundesinnung Bau BI Bau Fachverband der Bauindustrie FVBI

BE Confédération Construction – Confederatie Bouw

BG Bulgarian Construction Chamber BCC

CY Federation of the Building Contractors Associations of Cyprus OSEOK

CZ Association of Building Enterpreneurs of the Czech Republic SPS

DE Hauptverband der Deutschen Bauindustrie HDB Zentralverband des Deutschen Baugewerbes ZDB

DK DI Dansk Byggeri

EE Estonian Association of Construction Entrepreneurs EACE

ES Confederación Nacional de la Construcción CNC

FI Confederation of Finnish Construction Industries RT

FR Fédération Française du Bâtiment FFB Fédération Nationale des Travaux Publics FNTP

GR The Panhellenic Association of Engineers Contractors of Public Works PEDMEDE

HR Hrvatska Udruga Poslodavaca HUPHU National Federation of Hungarian Contractors EVOSZ

IE The Construction Industry Federation CIF

IT Associazione Nazionale Costruttori Edili ANCE

LT Lithuanian Construction Association LCA

LV Partnership of Latvian Contractors

LU Groupement des Entrepreneurs du Bâtiment et des Travaux Publics GEBTP

NL Bouwend Nederland

NO Entreprenørforeningen – Bygg og Anlegg EBAByggenæringens Landsforening BNL

PT Federação Portuguesa da Indústria daConstrução e Obras Públicas FEPICOP

RO The Romanian Association of Building Contractors ARACO

SE Byggföretagen

SI Chamber of Construction and Building Materials Industry of Slovenia CCBMIS

SK Zvaz Stavebnych Podnikatelov Slovenska ZSPS

TR Turkish Contractors Association TCA UA Confederation of Builders of Ukraine CBU

ASSOCIATE MEMBERSEFFC European Federation of Foundation ContractorsEQAR European Quality Association for Recycling e.V.

COOPERATION AGREEMENTIE Israel Builders Association (ACB)

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