Electronics sector rose by nearly 24% to EUR92 million, supported by the sales of flat screen TVs, which rose by over 24% and accounted for 85% of the total electronics sales.
The photo segment registered a 10% fall to EUR5 million in the third quarter of the year.
Large household appliances sector registered a growth of nearly 23% compared with the same period a year earlier while small appliances sales rose 25%, as the sales on the main segment of this market, vacuum cleaners, rose 36%.
In the third quarter of the year, the IT sector registered the highest fall, of 15%, to EUR92 million, as the sales of desktops, portable computers and tablets continued the downward trend.
The telecom sector reported an 8% growth in the third quarter of the year, although the growth rate of smartphone sales has slowed down, to 9%. The phablet segment registered a double-digit fall, showing it is not too attractive for Romanian consumers. Headsets sales rose 30% on the year, contributing to the growth in this sector.
The office equipment and consumables segment fell 7% in the third quarter.
GfK TEMAX is an index developed by GfK to track the durable goods market. The findings are based on surveys carried out on a regular basis by the retail panel of GfK. The retail panel comprises data from over 425,000 retail outlets worldwide.