New constructions declined 9.7% on the month in September, while maintenance works and capital repairs were down 10.5% and 2.7%, respectively, INS said. The data are adjusted for number of working days and seasonal factors.
On an annual basis, adjusted construction works rose 2.8% in September, supported by two-digit growth in most sectors.
Capital repair and maintenance works rose 61.2% and 17.5% on the year, respectively, but new constructions decreased by 12.2%.
In unadjusted data, Romanian construction works fell 1.1% on the month in September, but were up 1.8% compared with the same month of 2012.
In January through September, unadjusted construction works inched down 0.1% on the year, while adjusted works declined 2.3%, the data showed.