Press Release 26/05/2025
CONSTRUCTION INDEX. I/2025
Activity in the Construction sector in the Basque Country grew by 2.3% in the first quarter of 2025
Building was up 3.5% while Civil Engineering saw no noticeable change
At current prices, activity in the Construction sector in the Basque Country in the first quarter of 2025 was 2.3% higher than that observed in the same quarter of the previous year, according to Eustat data.
Once corrected for calendar effects, the year-on-year increase at current prices in this quarter is explained by the positive performance of the Building sector, which experienced a rise of 3.5%. Meanwhile, there was no variation of sales in Civil Engineering, which remained at the same level as the first quarter of 2024.
Comparing the activity of the sector in this first quarter of 2025 with that of the previous quarter, the fourth in 2024, the Construction index increased by 0.4% in nominal terms or current prices, once corrected for seasonal effects. Activity in Building rose by 0.1% compared to the previous quarter and that of Civil Engineering by 4.2%.
Construction index of the Basque Country. Variation Rates. Current prices (p). 2025/I
| | Current prices |
| | t/t-4 | t/t-1 | At/At-4 |
| General gross Basque Country | 2,3 | 0,4 | 2,3 |
| Edification | 3,5 | 0,1 | 3,5 |
| Civil Engineering | 0,0 | 4,2 | 0,0 |
| | | | |
| Araba/Álava | 5,0 | 1,1 | 5,0 |
| Bizkaia | 0,1 | -0,1 | 0,1 |
| Gipuzkoa | 5,0 | 1,1 | 5,0 |
| | | | |
| General index excluding Real estate development | 2,9 | 2,2 | 2,9 |
| Building without Real Estate Development | 4,3 | 2,8 | 4,3 |
| | | | |
| Index of personnel employed Basque Country | -3,6 | 1,1 | -3,6 |
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 May 26, 2025
Eustat. Construction index
During the first quarter of 2025 in year-on-year terms, activity in the construction sector rose by 0.1% in Bizkaia, and by 5.0% in both Álava and Gipuzkoa. In relation to the previous sector, the Construction index decreased by 0.1% in Bizkaia; while it increased by 1.1% in Álava and in Gipuzkoa.
Once corrected for Property Development activity, activity in the Building sector in year-on-year terms was 4.3% higher than in the same quarter of 2024, while in quarter-on-quarter terms it increased by 2.8%. Without considering Property development, the Construction sector as a whole grew by 2.9% compared to the first quarter of 2024, and by 2.2% compared to the last quarter of 2024.
In the first quarter of 2025, following a 3.6% decrease in relation to the previous quarter, the index of employed people was 1.1% above that observed in the same quarter of 2024.
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 90.1% 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