Investments in new construction grew 30.3% on the year in the first half, other investments grew 4.8%, while investments in machinery (including transport vehicles) declined 1.3%.
New construction accounted for 52.1% of total net investment in the first half of the year, machinery and transport vehicles accounted for 34.7%, and other investments accounted for 13.2% of the total, the data showed.
In the second quarter, net investments in the Romanian economy grew 18.7% on an annual basis. New construction grew 37.8%, machinery and transport vehicles grew 7.9%, and other investments grew 1.6%.