On a seasonally and working day-adjusted monthly comparison basis, industrial output fell by 1.5% in July, following a 1.4% drop in June.
In the first seven months of 2017, factory output increased by 8% year-on-year.
Industrial output, breakdown by industry (pct change, y/y unadjusted, m/m seasonally and working day-adjusted):
July y/y | June y/y | July m/m | June m/m | Jan-July y/y | |
Industrial output | 7.4 | 8.9 | -1.5 | -1.4 | 8.0% |
- mining | 5.4 | 12.4 | -5.2 | -0.7 | 3.3% |
- manufacturing | 8.1 | 9.5 | 0.3 | -2.5 | 8.6% |
- energy | -0.2 | -0.5 | -2.1 | 2.1 | 2.2% |
source: INS
Romania's industrial output rose by 1.7% in 2016.