Energy production rose 4.6% on the year in 2012, while mining output was 1.5% higher. However, production in the manufacturing industry edged down 0.2% last year, data adjusted for the number of working days and seasonal factors showed.
In December alone, the adjusted industrial production was down 0.6% compared with the same month of 2011. Mining output was down 0.8% on the year in December, while the energy production fell 0.7%. Production in the manufacturing sector inched 0.1% higher.
Compared with November, the country’s adjusted industrial output was flat in December. Energy output rose 1.5% on the month, while manufacturing production was up a mere 0.1%, the data showed. Production in the mining sector dropped 0.1% on the month in December.
In unadjusted data, Romanian industrial production fell 18.3% on the month in December and was down 2.2% compared with the same month of 2011.