The adjusted value of constructions works was down 19.7% in July compared with the same month of 2013, the statistics institute INS said Friday.
Capital repair works and maintenance works went down by 25% and 11.2%, respectively, in data adjusted for number of working days and seasonal factors. New construction works were also down, by 21.3%, compared with July 2013.
Compared with June, the adjusted construction output inched 0.2% lower. Capital repair works decreased by 7.1%, while the value of new constructions fell 0.4%. However, maintenance works were up 4.1% on the month in July.
In unadjusted data, Romanian construction works fell 1.7% on the month in July, and were down 19.8% compared with the same period of 2013.
In the first seven months, the adjusted construction output decreased by 11.1% compared with the year-earlier period, on declines in all sectors. In unadjusted data, the drop was 12.3%.