Output in the mining sector fell 7.3% compared with October, while production in the manufacturing sector went down 0.7% on the month. However, production in the utility sector was 0.5% higher on the month in November, in data adjusted for the number of working days and seasonal factors.
In annual terms, industrial production increased 2.8% in November 2014, fueled by a 3.8% growth in the manufacturing industry. Production in the utility sector declined 5.8% in November from the same month of 2013, while mining output went down 0.4% year-on-year.
In the January-November interval, the industrial output was up 7.5% compared with the year-earlier period, supported mainly by the manufacturing sector.
In unadjusted data, Romanian industrial production went down 6.2% on the month in November, and was 0.2% higher than in the same month of 2013.