In March alone, new orders in the industry went up 1% compared with February, mainly due to increases in the durable goods and intermediate goods sectors.
New orders in the durable goods sector went up 11.8% in March from a month earlier, while intermediate good orders were 11% higher, the data showed. Orders in the consumer goods sector increased 4.6% on the month, but demand for capital goods was down 5.1% compared with February.
In annual terms, Romanian industrial new orders rose 17.6% in February, the data showed.
New orders for durable goods rose 27.2% on the year in March, while orders in the capital goods sector were up 22.8%. Orders in the intermediate and consumer goods sectors were up 11.2% and 11.3% on the year, respectively.