BUCHAREST (Romania), October 7 (SeeNews) – Romania’s construction output index dropped by 7.9% month-on-month in August and was 24.9% lower on the year, the country's statistics board, INS, said on Wednesday.
The figures are seasonally and working-day adjusted, INS said in a statement.
In July, the construction output index dropped by 9.0% month-on-month and was 14.1% lower on the year.
Details about the volume of Romania's construction output follow (pct change):
|
|
Aug, M/M |
Aug, Y/Y |
Jan-Aug'09/Jan-Aug'08 |
| Total |
-7.9 |
-24.9 |
-4.9 |
| Engineering sites |
-4.4 |
-21.6 |
-15.1 |
| Residential buildings |
-22.3 |
-38.5 |
+1.6 |
| Non-residential buildings |
+0.1 |
-24.4 |
-6.8 |