New constructions fell 4.3% on the month in June, while maintenance and capital repair works were down 2.6% and 1.5%, respectively, INS said. The data are adjusted for number of working days and seasonal factors.
On an annual basis, adjusted construction works decreased 2.6% in June, due to a 12.5% decline in new constructions.
Capital repair and maintenance works rose 18.5% and 13.5% on the year, respectively.
In unadjusted data, Romanian construction works rose 10.2% on the month in June, but were down 4.7% compared with the same month of 2012.
In January through June, unadjusted construction works fell 6.8% on the year, while adjusted works declined 7%, the data showed.