Investments in new constructions were up 16.2% on the year to RON5.13 billion in the first three months, the data showed.
Investments in machinery and equipment, including transport vehicles, went up 3.8% to RON5.47 billion, while other investments inched 0.4% higher to RON1.33 billion.
Broken down by activity, net investments in industry accounted for 38.6% of total investment in January-March, followed by investments in commerce and services (35.9%), constructions (16.3%) and agriculture (6.5%). Net investments in other sectors of the Romanian economy stood at 1.6% of the overall investment in the first half of 2013.
The survey includes data from around 22,800 economic and social operators with 50 or more staff. The maximum admitted margin of error is plus/minus 3%.