In May 2024, compared with May 2023, construction works decreased, in unadjusted data by 2.9% and by 1.7% when adjusted for the number of working days and seasonality.
In May 2024 compared with April 2024, the volume of construction works increased by 0.5% in unadjusted data and shrank by 4.2% when adjusted for the number of working days and seasonality.
In January-May 2024, the decline in the volume of construction works was due to the decline in new construction works (2.6%), while maintenance and current repair works increased by 2.2% and capital repair works by 1.9%.
By construction objects, a decline was recorded for residential buildings (21.5%). Engineering works and non-residential buildings recorded an increase of 9.4% and 0.9%.
The volume of new construction works shrank by 4.8%, when adjusted for the number of working days and to seasonality, while the capital repair works and maintenance and current repair works increased by 4.5% and 3.9%. By construction objects, a decline was recorded for residential buildings (21.6%). Engineering works and non-residential buildings increased by 10.3% and 2.2%.
In May 2024 compared with May 2023, the volume of construction works shrank by 2.9%, in unadjusted data, due to the decline in the residential buildings (13.3%) and non-residential buildings (6.8%). Engineering works grew by 4.5%.
By structure elements, decline was recorded for capital repair works (14.1%), maintenance and current repair works (4%) and new construction works (0.6%).
The volume of construction works increased in May 2024, when adjusted for the number of working days and seasonality, by 1.7%. By structure elements, an increase was recorded for new construction works (3.3%). Capital repair works and maintenance and current repair works decreased by 11.7% and 3%. By construction objects, the volume of construction works increased for engineering works (7.3%) and decreased for residential buildings and for non-residential buildings by 11.6% and 5.3%.
(English version by Loredana Fratila-Cristescu)