New constructions were down 8.4% in November compared with the previous month in data adjusted for number of working days and seasonal factors. Capital repair works were up 20.1% on the month, while maintenance works increased1.3%, INS said.
Compared with November 2012, adjusted construction works declined 4.4%, due to a 16.8% decrease in new construction output. Capital repairs works rose 40.3% on the year in November, while the output in the maintenance sector was up 0.5%.
In unadjusted data, Romanian construction works fell 1.6% on the month in November, and were down 7.4% compared with the same period of 2012.
In January through November, unadjusted construction works were 7.4% lower on the year, while the adjusted data point to a 4.4% decline, INS also said.