On a seasonally-adjusted monthly comparison basis, construction output decreased by 4.6% in September, INS said in a statement.
On a non-adjusted basis, Romania's September construction output fell by 14.5% on the year and rose by 0.9% on the month.
In the first nine months of the year, Romania's construction output fell 8.3%, INS adjusted data showed.
Details follow (working-day and seasonally adjusted data, in percent):
Sept y/y | Aug y/y | Sept m/m | Aug m/m | Jan-Sept y/y | |
Total | -11.7 | -4.8 | -4.6 | -0.3 | -8.3 |
Residential buildings | 81.2 | 28.3 | -21.5 | 12.2 | 75.1 |
Non-residential buildings | -24.2 | -8.1 | -6.7 | -13.0 | -12.1 |
Engineering sites | -27.9 | -26.4 | 0.0 | -6.5 | -25.0 |
Romania's construction output decreased 4.8% last year, according to non-adjusted data.