The CE Barometer for June was almost unchanged from May, with sentiment in the European construction sector continuing to point to a recovery. This continued the pattern that has been seen for most of this year, following a decisive swing into positive territory in February. February saw confidence in the sector hit its highest levels since the start of the global financial crisis, with the CE Climate, a broad measure of sentiment, reach a balance figure of +36.4%. The balance figure is the percentage of positive responses, minus the number of negative ones. Although subsequent months have seen some wavering in that measure of confidence, it has still remained at a high level, and in June was measured at a balance of +26.7% - almost unchanged from the May figure of +26.2%.
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