New orders in the consumer goods sector declined 15.6% in August from a month earlier, while orders in the intermediate and capital goods sector went down 13.8% and 12.8%, respectively. On the other hand, demand in the durable goods sectors increased by 2.1% compared with July.
In annual terms, Romanian industrial new orders fell 2.2% in August, due to a 8.9% drop in the capital goods sector.
New orders for durable goods were up 50% on the year in August, while orders in the intermediate and consumer goods sectors went up by 3.3% and 3.6% respectively.
In the first eight months of 2014, Romanian industrial orders advanced 6.1% on the year, helped by growing demand in all sectors.