New orders in the durable goods sector rose 6% in May from a month earlier, while orders in the consumer and intermediate goods sectors increased by 2.9% and 1.1%, respectively. Demand for capital goods edged down 0.6% on the month.
In annual terms, Romanian industrial new orders advanced 0.4% in May, largely fueled by a 26.8% increase in the durable goods sector, the data showed.
New orders for consumer goods rose 7.5% on the year in May, while orders in the intermediate goods sector were up 6.2%. Capital goods orders fell 5.2% year-on-year.
In the first five months of 2014, Romanian industrial orders advanced 7.6% on the year, helped by growing demand in all sectors.