





Construction department to drop more than 6% in the first seven months
The decrease in engineering constructions amounted to 14.1% and 3.5% for non-residential buildings, from January to the end of July. The volume for construction works in July only dropped 9% against June and recorded a -14.1% against July, 2008.
In the first semester, Romania's construction department dropped 5% against the same period last year. The construction of residential buildings increased by 11.7% against the same period last year, but did not manage to influence positively the shrinking construction volume trend.