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 |