Press Release 05/09/2025
CONSTRUCTION INDEX. II/2025
Activity in the Construction sector in the Basque Country grew by 7.6% in the second quarter of 2025
Building increased by 10,5 %, while Civil Engineering recorded more moderate growth of 1.7% in year-on-year terms
At current prices, activity in the Construction sector in the Basque Country in the second quarter of 2025 was 7.6% higher than that observed in the same quarter of the previous year, according to Eustat data.
The year-on-year growth at current prices is mainly explained by the positive performance of the Building sector, with a rise of 10.5%, given that Civil Works increased by 1.7% compared to the second quarter of 2024.
Comparing the activity of the sector in this second quarter of 2025 with that of the previous quarter, the first quarter of 2025, revealed an increase of 1.7%. Building rose by 2.6% in quarter-on-quarter terms, while Civil Works fell by 2.2%.
Construction index of the Basque Country. Variation Rates. Current prices (p). 2025/II
| |
Current prices |
| |
t/t-4 |
t/t-1 |
At/At-4 |
| General gross Basque Country |
7.6 |
1.7 |
6.1 |
| Edification |
10.5 |
2.6 |
8.3 |
| Ingeniería civil |
1.7 |
-2.2 |
1.7 |
| |
| Araba/Álava |
8.4 |
1.2 |
7.7 |
| Bizkaia |
7.6 |
1.9 |
5.1 |
| Gipuzkoa |
7.5 |
1.4 |
7.2 |
| |
| General index excluding Real estate development |
6.2 |
1.2 |
5.2 |
| Building without Real Estate Development |
8.3 |
1.9 |
6.9 |
| |
| Index of personnel employed Basque Country |
3.3 |
1.1 |
1.7 |
Base 2021=100
(p)Provisional data
t / t-4 Year-on-year variation rate. Data corrected for calendar effects
t/t-1 Quarter-on-quarter rate of change. Seasonally adjusted data
TA/At4 Year-on-year rate of change in the cumulative period from the 1st quarter of the year to the last observed quarter (TA) with respect to the same cumulative period in the previous year (At-4). Corrected calendar effects data
Date September 5, 2025
Eustat. Construction index
By province, activity increased in year-on-year terms by 8.4% in Álava, 7.6% in Bizkaia and 7.5% in Gipuzkoa. Compared to the previous quarter, the increases were 1.2% in Álava, 1.9% in Bizkaia and 1.4% in Gipuzkoa.
Once corrected for Property Development activity, activity in the Building sector was 8.3% higher than in the same quarter of 2024 and 1.9% higher than in the previous quarter. Without considering Property development, the Construction sector as a whole increased by 6.2% in year-on-year terms and 1.2% in quarter-on-quarter terms.
In the second quarter of 2025, following a 3.3% increase in relation to the same quarter of the previous year, the index of employed people was 1.1% above that observed in the previous quarter.
Note:
Eustat would like to thank all the establishments that have collaborated with gathering information. As a result, the index for this quarter was calculated with 89.9% coverage of the sample.
For further information:
Eustat - Euskal Estatistika Erakundea/Basque Statistics Institute
C/ Donostia-San Sebastián,1 01010 Vitoria-Gasteiz
Press Service: servicioprensa@eustat.eus Tel.: 945 01 75 62