New orders in the durable goods sector declined 15.6% in August from a month earlier, the data showed. Orders in the consumer and intermediate goods sectors decreased 15.4% and 9.5% on the month, respectively, but demand for capital goods was up 8%.
In annual terms, Romanian industrial new orders rose 6% in August, the data showed.
New orders for capital goods rose 15.5% on the year in August, while orders in the consumer and durable goods sectors were up 1.8% and 0.3% on the year, respectively. Orders for intermediate goods fell 4.6% year-on-year.
In the first eight months of 2013, Romanian industrial orders advanced 8.6% on the year, helped by rising demand in most sectors.