The European listed property sector posted a loss of 0.9% in May, the second monthly decline so far in 2012 following a 0.5% drop in April, according to research by GPR in Amsterdam.

The European listed property sector posted a loss of 0.9% in May, the second monthly decline so far in 2012 following a 0.5% drop in April, according to research by GPR in Amsterdam.

The returns for the individual European countries were as follows:

Germany 8.6%
Switzerland 1.1%
UK 0.2%
France -0.1%
Belgium -0.3%
Sweden -4.0%
Norway -4.2%
The Netherlands -4.5%
Finland -5.8%
Turkey -7.6%
Austria -11.0%
Italy -17.6%
Poland -24.0%