Net investment in Romania edges up 0.7% y/y in Jan-Sep

Net investment in machinery and equipment, including vehicles, fell 3% year-on-year in the first nine months, while net investment in new construction jumped by 6.4%.

Combined investments in other sectors fell by an annual 13.8% on the year during January-September, the statistical office said.

Investment in Romania's economy, breakdown by sector (in billions of lei, y/y pct change in brackets)

Net investment in Romania's economy increased 17.9% on the year in 2019, reaching 104 billion lei.

(1 euro=4.8680 lei)