September 7 (SeeNews) - Romania's industrial sales fell by 17.1% year-on-year in the first seven months of 2009, the National Statistics Institute (INS) said on Monday.
In July alone, industrial sales were 0.2% higher month-on-month and were 16.6% lower than a year earlier.
Romania's industrial sales rose by an annual 7.4% in the first seven months of 2008 and increased by 5.4% last year.
Romania's industrial sales, breakdown by sector (percentage change year-on-year):
|
Jan-July'09 |
July '09 |
Total |
-17.1 |
-16.6 |
- mining |
-12.4 |
-24.1 |
- manufacturing |
-17.3 |
-16.3 |