Maintenance works advanced 14.7% in February from a month earlier, while new constructions were up 6.1% on the month. On the other hand, capital repair works decreased 10.2% on the month in February.
The data are adjusted for number of working days and seasonal factors.
On an annual basis, adjusted construction works rose 6% in February, supported by a 24.9% increase in new constructions.
Maintenance works increased 6.1% on the year, but capital repairs were down 36.8%, the data showed.
In unadjusted data, Romanian construction works rose 13.4% on the month in February, and were up 7.4% compared with the same month of 2011.
In January through February, unadjusted construction works increased 5.3% on the year, while adjusted works advanced 5.7%, INS data showed.