18/04/2008 (Agence Europe) - Construction sector output rose by 1.2% in the euro area and by 2.2% in the EU27 in February 2008, compared with the previous month, when it increased by 2.5% and by 1.6% respectively. Compared with February 2007, output in February 2008 rose by 4.3% in the euro area and by 5.0% in the EU27. On a month to month comparison, construction output rose in ten member states, including the United Kingdom (+7.1%), Romania (+5.2%) and Poland (+4.6%), and remained stable in the Netherlands and Slovakia. Building construction rose by 0.7% in the euro area and by 1.6% in the EU27, and civil engineering increased by 3.2% in the euro area and by 3.9% in the EU27. On an annual comparison, construction output rose in 11 member states, particularly Slovenia (+41.6%), and fell only in Spain (-5.6%). Building construction grew by 4.1% in the euro area and by 4.3% in the EU27. Civil engineering increased by 3.9% and 6.7% respectively. (A.B.)