New construction works increased 5% on the month in February, but capital repairs and maintenance works each declined 3.8% month-on-month.

The data are adjusted for number of working days and seasonal factors.

On an annual basis, adjusted construction works fell 12.1% in February, on weaker activity in all sectors.

Capital repair works decreased 31.9% on the year, while maintenance and works fell 17.4%, the data showed. New constructions were down 7.7% from the same month of 2013.

In unadjusted data, Romanian construction works rose 16.7% on the month in February, but were down 14.6% on the year.

In the January-February period, unadjusted construction works decreased 14.4% on the year, while adjusted works declined 11.7%, the data showed.