New orders in the capital goods sector fell 10% in May from a month earlier, while orders in the durable and intermediate goods sectors decreased by 4.3% and 3.3%, respectively. Demand for consumer goods was down 1.1% on the month.
In annual terms, Romanian industrial new orders rose 6.2% in May, fueled by a 20.3% increase in the capital goods sector, the data showed.
New orders for durable goods fell 13.3% on the year in May, while orders in the intermediate and consumer goods sectors were down 9.1% and 0.2% on the year, respectively.
In the first five months of 2013, Romanian industrial orders advanced 8.5% on the year, helped by growing demand in most sectors.