17th & 18th October
2001
THE
SECTOR
Total
construction 2000 (EU 15): 852 billion EURO
- 10% of GDP;
48,9% of Gross fixed capital formation
-
1,9 million enterprises
-
11 million operatives
-
Europe’s largest industrial
employer
- 26 million
workers depend, directly or indirectly, on the sector
-
Multiplier effect (1=2)