Romania also posted the sharpest annual drop in construction output in the EU, down by 11.3%, Eurostat said in a statement.
In the EU28, production in construction went up by a monthly 0.4% in October, declining 0.3% in the previous month.
Following are details about October production in construction in EU member states in Southeast Europe (pct change):
Oct 2014 | Sept 2014 | |
Bulgaria | -1.0 | 2.5 |
Croatia * | - | - |
Romania | -6.1 | 6.3 |
Slovenia | -0.9 | -7.8 |
EU 28 | 0.4 | -0.3 |
* not required to supply monthly data
Slovenia joined the bloc in 2004, Romania and Bulgaria in January 2007, and Croatia became the EU's 28th member on July 1, 2013.