May 10 (SeeNews) - Bulgaria's construction output contracted 9.3% on the year in March, deepening from a revised 5.2% annual drop in February, working-day adjusted data from the statistics office, NSI, showed on Tuesday.
On a seasonally-adjusted monthly comparison basis, construction production fell 1.5% in March after contracting 0.7% in February, the stats office said in a statement.
Details follow (change in percent)
|
March, y/y |
Feb, y/y |
March, m/m |
Feb, m/m |
Construction output, total |
-9.3 |
-5.2 |
-1.5 |
-0.7 |
- buildings |
-14.0 |
-8.1 |
-2.3 |
-3.8 |
- civil engineering |
-3.5 |
-2.0 |
-0.8 |
2.8 |
source: NSI
The NSI revised the February construction output data from an initially reported 1.9% year-on-year decline and a 2.7% month-on-month growth.