The country's July industrial output was unchanged from the previous month but was down 6.9% on the year, INS said in a statement. The figures are seasonally and working-day adjusted.
Breakdown by industry (pct change, year-on-year):
Jan-July'09 | July'09 | |
Industrial output | -9.7 | -6.9 |
- mining | -9.1 | -16.0 |
- manufacturing | -12.0 | -7.3 |
- utilities | +1.3 | +8.9 |
Romania’s industrial output rose by 0.9% last year. It increased by 5.4% in 2007 after rising by 7.1% in 2006.