Maintenance works went up 11.9% in October compared with the previous month in data adjusted for number of working days and seasonal factors. New constructions were up 5.9%, but capital repair works fell 6.8% on the month, INS said.
Compared with October 2012, adjusted construction works rose 7.4%, supported by a 24.4% increase in maintenance works. New construction works inched 1.3% higher on the year in October, but the output in the capital repairs sector was down 0.2% from October 2012.
In unadjusted data, Romanian construction works rose 14.1% on the month in October, and were up 7.6% compared with the same month of 2012.
In January through October, unadjusted construction works inched 0.9% higher on the year, but the adjusted data point to a 1.3% decline, INS also said.