Investments in Romania have decreased by 6.3 percent on H1

Newsroom 06/09/2011 | 14:15

The level of investments in Romania has decreased by 6.3 percent, in the first semester of 2011, reaching RON 22 billion, compared to the similar period of 2010, according to a flash estimate from the National Statistics Institute (INS). In the second trimester of 2011, net investments in the economy decreased by 8.6 percent versus the similar period of 2010, reaching RON 12.9 billion.

Investment for new building projects in the first semester of 2011 totaled RON 11 billion, while investments in machinery and transport vehicles reached RON 9 billion. The retail trade and services sector together with the industrials sector attracted significant flows of investment, according to the INS.

With respect to the investment structure in the first semester of 2011, retail and services hold a 37.5 percent share, while the industrial sector holds 35.3 percent. The construction sector obtained 19.3 percent of investments, followed by the agriculture sector with 4.3 percent. Investments in other sectors have a 3.6 percent share.