New orders in the durable goods sector rose 27.2% in the first year-half compared with the same period of 2013. Orders in the consumer and intermediate goods sectors increased by 8.9% and 8.7%, respectively, while demand for capital goods was up 4.1% compared with January-June 2013.
In June alone, new industrial orders inched 0.2% higher from the previous month, due to a 5.8% increase in the consumer goods sector. On the other hand, new orders in the durable goods sector were down 1.5% compared with May, while orders for intermediate goods and capital goods declined by 0.8% and 0.1%, respectively.
In annual terms, Romanian industrial new orders advanced 1.4% in June, largely fueled by a 29.5% increase in the durable goods sector, the data showed.
New orders for consumer goods rose 7.6% on the year in June, while orders in the intermediate goods sector were up 9.5%. Capital goods orders fell 5.3% year-on-year.