December 8 (SeeNews) - Romania's industrial output fell by an annual 7.8% in the January-October period, the National Statistics Institute (INS) said on Tuesday.
The country's October industrial output rose by 0.2% from the previous month but was 1.5% down 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-Oct'09 |
Oct'09 |
Industrial output |
-7.8 |
-1.5 |
- mining |
-11.3 |
-15.8 |
- manufacturing |
-9.9 |
-2.3 |
- utilities |
+4.5 |
+8.8 |
Romania’s industrial output rose by 0.9% last year. It increased by 5.4% in 2007 after rising by 7.1% in 2006.