Investments in economy up by 4.1pc in nine months

Net investments in economy during the first nine months of this year have increased by 4.1% to RON 46.58 billion, although the third quarter recorded a fall in investments by 0.8% against the same period last year, the National Statistics Institute (INS) informs.

In Q3 2016 the net investments in the national economy amounted to RON 17.68 billion. The fall in investments in Q3 included all structural elements: other expenditures by 19.2%, expenditures for new buildings by 5.6% and expenditures for equipments (including means of transport) by 0.9%. As compared to July-September 2015, in Q3 2016 the share of net investments in new constructions increased by 2.3% whereas the share of net investments in other investments fell by 2% and in equipments (including means of transport) by 0.3%.