Capital works fell 11.2% in 2012 from a year earlier, while maintenance and repair works declined 7.9% on the year. The data are adjusted for number of working days and seasonal factors.
In December alone, adjusted construction works decreased 2.8% on the month and were down 9.5% compared with the same month of 2011.
In unadjusted data, construction works inched down 0.2% on the year in 2012.