December 4 (SeeNews) - Investments in the Romanian economy fell by 22.5% on the year to 43.070 billion lei ($15.3 billion/10.1 billion euro) in the first nine months of 2009, the country's statistics board, INS, said on Friday.
Investments fell by 29.9% on the year to 16.141 billion lei in the third quarter of 2009 alone, INS said in a statement.
Investments in trade and services accounted for 41.7% of the total in the first nine months of 2009, followed by investments in industry with a 40.6% share. Investments in construction and agriculture accounted for 11.9% and 3.4% of the total, respectively.
Total investments in Romania in the first nine months by type:
|
Value (in millions of lei) |
Pct change y/y |
Total |
43,070 |
-22.5 |
- New construction works |
23,423 |
-9.3 |
- Equipment (including transport) |
16,059 |
-37.3 |
- Other |
3,587 |
-23.2 |
(1 euro = 4.2478 Romanian lei)