New construction works decreased 8.2% on the year to RON11.6 billion in January to June, while investments in machinery and equipment, including transport vehicles, fell 4.8% to RON9.1 billion, the data showed.
Other investments fell 13.7% on the year to RON1.99 billion.
Broken down by economic branches, net investments in commerce and services amounted to 37.5% of total investment in the first half, followed by investments in industry (35.3%), constructions (19.3%) and agriculture (4.3%). Net investments in other sectors stood at 3.6% of the overall investment in the first half.
In the second quarter alone, net investments in the Romanian economy were at RON12.9 billion, down 8.6% on the year.
The INS data include financial results from around 21,000 economic and social operators with 50 or more staff. The maximum admitted margin of error is plus/minus 3%. (EUR1=RON4.2306)