Slovakia Construction Output Falls at Fastest Pace in Nearly 2 Years

Slovakia’s construction output fell by 4.8% year-on-year in August 2026, reversing a 2.3% increase in the previous month. This marked the second annual decline this year, after January, and the steepest drop since September 2024. The result for the second month of the summer holiday period reflected a decline in domestic construction (-3.0% vs 4.7% in July), with decreases in the dominant new construction activity (-0.7% vs 4.9%), repair and maintenance of buildings (-6.4% vs 5.0%), and civil engineering works (-10.3% vs 1.1%). At the same time, growth in building construction slowed sharply to 0.6% from 6.5%. Construction activity abroad also declined further, falling by 16.0%, the largest decrease since January, after a 13.5% drop in July. On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, construction output dropped by 4.9%. In the first eight months of 2026, construction activity was 6.3% higher than in the same period last year.

Slovakia’s construction output rose by 2.3% year-on-year in July 2026, accelerating from a five-month low of a 1.0% increase in the previous month. While it remained the second-slowest growth rate recorded this year, construction output reached almost EUR 805 million, exceeding EUR 800 million for the first time this year, largely driven by stronger domestic activity (4.7% vs 1.1% in June), with increased output for new construction (4.9% vs 2.8%) and repair and maintenance work (5.0% vs -1.6%). By type of construction, building activity increased 6.5% (vs 2.7%), while civil engineering output rose 1.1% (-1.9%). Meanwhile, construction output abroad fell 13.5% (vs -0.1%), marking the third-largest decline this year and significantly limiting the overall growth in the sector. On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, construction output increased 1.9% in July. In the first seven months of 2026, construction activity increased 8.2% compared with the same period a year earlier.

Slovakia’s construction output rose by 1.0% year-on-year in June 2026, easing from a 6.8% increase in the previous month. This marked the weakest growth since a contraction in January, as domestic construction activity moderated (1.1% vs 7.8% in May), reflecting more subdued growth in new construction, reconstruction and modernization (2.8% vs 7.5%), as well as in buildings (2.7% vs 11.7%). At the same time, output declined in repair and maintenance work (-6.6% vs 11.0%), while it fell further in civil engineering output (-1.9% vs -1.1%). Meanwhile, construction output abroad was broadly unchanged at -0.1%, matching the previous month. June also recorded the weakest year-on-year growth among June readings in the past 14 years. On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, construction output fell 4.6% in June. In the first half of 2026, construction production increased 9.2% compared with the same period a year earlier.