New constructions were down 1.3% on the month in July, while maintenance works grew 8.7% and capital repairs grew 6.7%.

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

Compared with July 2014,  construction works rose 15.2%, supported by a 14.7% growth in new constructions. Maintenance works increased 14.9% on the year, while capital repairs increased 14.7%, the data showed.

In January-July, adjusted construction works rose 11.6% on the year, with a growth of 11.5% in new constructions and a growth of 19.3 in capital repairs. Maintenance works grew 9.6% in the first seven months.

In unadjusted data, construction works declined 1.4% on the month in July, but were up 15.4% compared with July 2014. In January-July, unadjusted construction works rose 11.3%.