According to local media reports, the researcher predicts that 2013 will be marked by further depression that could exceed the 2 percent reached in 2012.

　　The decline will be mainly influenced by a slow-down in engineering and energy construction sectors. Housing and non-housing construction will also decelerate in 2013, the PMR said in the report.

　　PMR was founded in 1995 in Krakow, Poland. It provides market information, advice and services to international businesses interested in Central and Eastern Europe as well as other emerging markets. PMR's key areas of operation include business publications, consultancy and market research.

　　Currently it is of the largest companies of its type in the region.