Romania’s construction output rose 9.4% on the year in May, following a 8.6% rise a month earlier, working-day adjusted data from the statistics office, INS, showed on Wednesday.
On a seasonally adjusted monthly comparison basis, construction production fell 3% in May after a 5.9% rise in April, the stats office said in a statement.
On an unadjusted basis, Romania’s May construction output was up 6.2% on the month and by 8.9% on the year.
Details follow (change in percent, working day and seasonally adjusted data):
| May y/y | April y/y | May m/m | April m/m | Jan-May ’16 | |
| Total | +9.4 | +8.6 | -3.0 | +5.9 | +4.7 |
| Residential buildings | -14.3 | -13.0 | -5.5 | -3.0 | +3.4 |
| Non-residential buildings | +10.5 | -7.8 | +14.3 | +6.4 | -0.2 |
| Engineering sites | +14.7 | +30.2 | -12.3 | +14.9 | +12.4 |
Romania’s 2015 construction output rose 10.4% on the year, based on unadjusted data.
