New constructions rose 1% on the month in September, while maintenance and repair works were up 5.4%. Capital repair works increased 2.2% in September from the previous month.
The data are adjusted for number of working days and seasonal factors.
On an annual basis, adjusted construction works advanced 2.2% in September, fueled by increase activity in most sectors.
Capital repair works were up 24.5% on the year, while maintenance works increased by 19.1%. New constructions, however, declined 6.2% in September from the year-earlier month.
In January through September, Romanian construction works inched down 0.8% on the year, due to falling activity in the new constructions sector.
In unadjusted data, construction works rose 17.1% on the month in September, and were up 2.7% compared with the same month of 2010.