New orders in the capital goods sector rose 10.3% on the year in the first quarter, while orders in the durable and consumer goods sector were up 7.9% and 4.2%, respectively, the data showed.
However, orders for intermediate goods declined 9.6% on the year.
In March alone, Romanian industrial orders increased 3.3% from a month earlier and were up 0.7% compared with March 2012.