In unadjusted data, industrial output was 18.4% lower on the month in August and 6% higher compared with August 2014.
Output decreased on the month in August due to a 20.5% drop in manufacturing output (-0.3% in adjusted data), while the utilities sector declined 1.1% (0.6% in adjusted data) and the mining sector was down 0.2% (-2.3 in adjusted data).
Compared with August 2014, growth was driven by higher output in the utilities sector (+7.9% in adjusted data and +9.3% in unadjusted data) and growth in manufacturing (+3.9% adjusted and +7% unadjusted). The mining sector was down 19.2% in both adjusted and unadjusted terms.
In January-August, Romania’s industrial output grew 3.2% on the year, adjusted for number of working days and seasonal factors, as manufacturing grew 3.6% and utilities grew 2.3%, while output in the mining sector dropped 8.7% , the data showed.
In unadjusted data, industrial output grew 2.9% in the first eight months.