Economic Buzz: Eurozone construction activity declines amid surging inflationary pressures

Construction firms in the Eurozone saw the pace of decline in total activity accelerate in April amid surging inflationary pressure and weak demand. The decline in April was the most marked since August 2024, as all monitored nations and sub-sectors saw steeper reductions. Moreover, new business volumes fell at the sharpest rate in almost a year-and-a-half. A key driver of weakness stemmed from a substantial uplift in cost burdens. The rate of input price inflation accelerated from March to reach the highest since October 2022. The S&P Global Eurozone Construction PMI Total Activity Index came in at 41.7 in April, down from 44.6 in March to signal a stronger contraction in construction activity that was the most pronounced for 20 months. Total activity has now decreased on a monthly basis for four years.

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