In January, industrial new orders rose 12.5% on the month.
New orders in the capital goods sector were down 8.3% in February from a month earlier, but orders in the durable and consumer goods sectors increased by 28.6% and 5.3% on the month, respectively.
In annual terms, Romanian industrial new orders inched down 0.8% in February, the data showed.
New orders for durable goods declined 6.4% on the year in February, while orders in the capital goods sector were down 3.5%, INS said.
Orders in the consumer goods industry, however, increased 6.6% in February from the same month a year earlier, while orders for intermediate goods advanced 1.1%.
In the first two months of 2012, Romanian industrial orders fell 1.3% on the year, due to declines in most sectors.