New constructions declined 1.8% on the month in August, while capital repairs and maintenance works were down 6% and 3.2%, respectively, INS said. The data are adjusted for number of working days and seasonal factors.
On an annual basis, adjusted construction works rose 5.6% in August, supported by two-digit growth in most sectors.
Capital repair and maintenance works rose 31.2% and 25.9% on the year, respectively, but new constructions decreased by 1.2%.
In unadjusted data, Romanian construction works rose 1.4% on the month in August, and were up 7.7% compared with the same month of 2012.
In January through August, unadjusted construction works inched down 0.6% on the year, while adjusted works declined 2.8%, the data showed.