Spanish construction sector output in September fell by 24% compared to the same month last year, the biggest fall of all the EU countries analysed by Eurostat – the EU’s statistics office.

On a monthly basis, construction activity fell 7.8% in September compared to August, the second biggest fall in the EU after the UK, where activity plunged by 8.5% in a month.

In the EU as a whole, construction activity fell by 3.1% in September, and by 3.8% in the Euro Zone.