October 11 (SeeNews) - Romania's industrial sales rose by 1.2% year-on-year in August, after jumping by 7.1% in July, data from the country's statistical office, INS, showed on Friday.
Sales of intermediate goods rose by 2.7% in the year in August, while capital goods sales grew by an annual 1.8%, INS said in a press release.
Sales of durable goods rose by 4.7%, while sales non‐durable goods edged up by 0.1% in August this year compared to August 2018. Sales of energy fell by an annual 4.2% in August.
During January-August, industrial sales were 5.8% higher on the year.
In 2018, Romania's industrial sales rose by an annual 11.8%.
Romania's industrial sales, breakdown by sector (percentage change year-on-year):
|
Aug y/y |
July y/y |
Jan-Aug |
Total |
1.2 |
7.1 |
5.8 |
- mining |
13.2 |
20.2 |
13.9 |
- manufacturing |
0.9 |
6.8 |
5.5 |
Source: INS