Europe’s construction sector set to return to growth in 2026

Neil Gerrard Senior Editor, Construction Briefing

20 January 2026

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The European Union’s (EU) construction sector will see production increase by 1.5% in 2026, as it finally exits a prolonged slump.

That’s the forecast from Dutch bank ING, which has noted that “more positive signals are popping up” after a 1.5% drop in output in 2024 and zero growth in 2025.

ING forecast the strongest output growth in 2026 from Turkey (+6%), Poland (+3%), Germany (+2.5%), and Spain (+2.5%).

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