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.