Brussels, 20/02/2008 (Agence Europe) - In December 2007 compared with the previous month Construction output down by 0.6% in the Euro area and was down by 0.7% in the EU27. In November, production decreased by 1.0% and by 0.5% in these respective areas. A Eurostat press release published on Tuesday 19 February revealed that compared with December 2006, output in December 2007 declined by 3.3% in the euro area and by 4.0% in the EU27. In monthly terms, construction output rose in eight and fell in four. The highest decreases were registered in the United Kingdom (-15.6%), Slovenia (-8.7%) and the Netherlands (-2.4%). Building construction fell by 0.7% in the euro area and by 0.9% in the EU27, after -1.5% and -0.6% respectively in November. Civil engineering decreased by 1.3% in the euro area and by 1.6% in the EU27. In annual terms, construction output rose in seven member states, including Romania (+30.9%), Poland (+12.6%) and Sweden (+10.9%), and fell in five member states. Building construction fell by 3.5% in the euro area and by 4.1% in the EU27. Civil engineering decreased by 6.0% and 6.3% in these respective areas. (A.B.)