Maintenance works decreased 10.4% on the year in July, while new constructions and capital repairs were down 1.9% and 0.5%, respectively. The data are adjusted for number of working days and seasonal factors.
On an annual basis, adjusted construction works rose 2.7% in June, supported by growth in all sectors.
In July compared with a month earlier, adjusted construction works inched up 1.1%, supported by a 2.8% growth in non-residential buildings.
In unadjusted data, Romanian construction works fell 10% on the month in July, and were down 4.6% compared with the same month of 2011.
For the January-July period, unadjusted construction works increased 4.7% on the year, while adjusted works advanced 5.6%, the data showed.