Euro-zone construction output rises by 2.2% in the fourth quarter of 2000 (compared to the same of the previous year) Gunter Schäfer in focus Latest construction trends EU-15 construction output rose by 1.9% in the final quarter of 2000, when compared to the fourth quarter of 1999. Third quarter data has been INDUSTRY, TRADE significantly revised upwards (by 1.6 percentage points for the EU) and as a AND SERVICES 4 result also recorded a positive growth rate when compared to the same period of the previous year (0.4%). Civil engineering output (up 1.0% in the fourth quarter of 2000) continued to lag behind the growth rates reported for the THEME 4-21/2001 building sector (1.5%) in both the EU and the euro-zone. Contents Latest construction trends 1 Production indices for construction 2 ■ Construction Productionindicesfor ■ Building building andcivil G CM Engineering engineering 3 New ordersandemployment4-2.0 Q1-00 Q2-00 Q3-00 Q4-00 Hours worked and wages and salaries 5 Figure 1; Production volume index for construction, building and civil engineering, Constructioncostsand growth rates, compared to the same quarter of the previous year (%) buildingpermits6Indices for building permits in square metres 7 Year on year growth rates, working day Quarter on quarter growth rates, seasonally adjusted series adjusted series Definitions 7EU-15 EUR-11 EU-15 EUR-11 Q2-00 -0.5 Q2-00 0.3 Q2-00 1.9 Q2-00 1.9 Q3-000.4Q3-000.6Q3-00 -0.8 Q3-000.4Q4-00 2.