The adjusted value of constructions works was down 5.4% compared with December 2014, according to data released by the statistics institute INS.
New construction works and maintenance works went down by 12.6% and 10.1%, respectively, in data adjusted for number of working days and seasonal factors. The value of capital repair works inched 0.2% lower on the month.
Compared with January 2014, the adjusted construction output rose 12.9%, on increases in all sectors. The value of capital repairs went up 25.3% year-on-year in January, while new constructions and maintenance works increased 19.3% and 2.3% respectively.
In unadjusted data, Romanian construction works dropped 70.9% on the month in January, and were 12.2% higher compared with the same period of 2014.