Mining output increased 5.9% on the month in September, while manufacturing production advanced 1.5%. However, energy output declined 1.1% month-on-month.

The data are adjusted for the number of working days and seasonal factors.

In annual terms, the country’s adjusted industrial output rose 7.1% in September, largely supported by an 8.3% increase in manufacturing production.

Energy output edged up 0.1% on the year, but mining production declined 0.9%, the data showed.

In unadjusted data, Romanian industrial production rose 19.5% on the month in September, and was up 10% compared with the same month of 2012.