November 10 (SeeNews) - Romania's industrial sales growth rate fell to 11.8% year-on-year in September from 13.5% in August, the country's statistical office, INS, said on Friday.
September industrial sales were influenced by a considerable growth of sales in mining, INS said in a press release.
By main industrial groups, energy sales surged 62.4% and sales of capital goods increased 12.1% compared to September 2016. Sales of non-durable goods rose 3%, sales of durable goods went up 7.6%, and intermediate goods sales climbed 11.9% on the year.
On a monthly comparison basis, Romania's industrial sales rose by 9.4% in September, following a 1.7% drop in August.
In September, relative to August, sales of capital goods increased by 22.1%, sales of durable goods went up 8.9% and sales of intermediate goods rose 8.3%. On the other hand, energy sales went down 6.8% and sales of non‐durable goods dropped 0.4% on the month.
In the first nine months of 2017, industrial sales rose 10.9% on the year, INS figures showed.
In 2016, Romania's industrial sales increased 4.7%.
Romania's industrial sales, breakdown by sector, percentage change:
| |
Sep y/y |
Aug y/y |
Sep m/m |
Aug m/m |
Jan-Sep y/y |
| Total |
11.8 |
13.5 |
9.4 |
-1.7 |
10.9 |
| - mining |
28.5 |
12.6 |
6.6 |
7.6 |
15.3 |
| - manufacturing |
11.5 |
13.5 |
9.4 |
-1.9 |
10.8 |
source: INS