Eurozone construction production contracted slightly in January after rebounding in the previous month, data from Eurostat showed on Thursday.
Construction output dropped 0.1 percent monthly in January, reversing a 0.7 percent increase in December.
The overall downturn was driven by a 4.4 percent decline in the civil engineering sector and a 3.0 percent fall in the building construction activity. On the other hand, specialized construction activities logged a 1.7 percent growth.
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