New orders in the capital goods sector were up 28% in April from a month earlier, while orders in the durable and intermediate goods sectors increased by 8% and 1.6%, respectively. Demand for consumer goods inched down 0.5% on the month.
In annual terms, Romanian industrial new orders rose 31.3% in April, largely fueled by a 58.7% increase in the capital goods sector, the data showed.
New orders for durable goods rose 18% on the year in April, while orders in the consumer and intermediate goods sector were up 17.6% and 2.5% on the year, respectively.
In the first four months of 2013, Romanian industrial orders advanced 9.1% on the year, helped by growing demand in most sectors.