Mining output fell 5.1% on the month in July, but production in the manufacturing and the energy sectors increased 0.5% and 0.4%, respectively. The data are adjusted for the number of working days and seasonal factors.
In annual terms, the country’s adjusted industrial output rose 6.3% in July, largely due to a 7.7% increase in the manufacturing industry.
Energy output was down 3.4% on the year, while mining production edged 0.2% lower, the data showed.
In the first seven months, Romania’s adjusted industrial output was up 6.1% on the year, due to increases in the manufacturing and mining sectors.
In unadjusted data, the country’s industrial production rose 7.2% on the month in July and was down 11.4% compared with the same month of 2012.