November 14 (SeeNews) - Romania's construction output fell by 0.4% year-on-year in September, following a 8.9% drop in August, the country's statistical office, INS, said on Wednesday, citing working-day adjusted data.
On a seasonally adjusted monthly comparison basis, construction production fell by 0.8% in September, following a 1.4% drop in August, INS said in a statement.
On an unadjusted basis, Romania's September construction output rose by 8% on the month and was 2.1% lower on the year.
In the first nine months of 2018, the volume of construction works decreased by an adjusted 2.2% on the year.
Details follow (working-day and seasonally adjusted data, in percent):
|
Sep y/y |
Aug y/y |
Sep m/m |
Aug m/m |
Total |
-0.4 |
-8.9 |
0.8 |
-1.4 |
Residential buildings |
-9.1 |
-41.9 |
8.1 |
0.7 |
Non-residential buildings |
-2.6 |
-13.5 |
4.3 |
-10.7 |
Engineering sites |
7.0 |
12.6 |
-4.1 |
7.0 |
Romania’s construction output decreased by an annual 5.4% in 2017.