Manufacturing output grew 1.4% in adjusted data in September compared with August, the mining sector grew 1.2%, while the utilities sector declined 3.6%.
In unadjusted data, Romania’s industrial output grew 25.5% on the month in September, with a 29.7% growth in manufacturing output, 2.9% growth in the mining sector, and a 4.6% decline in utilities.
Compared with September 2014, the country’s industrial output grew 3.4% in adjusted data, driven by a 6.2% growth in utilities and 3.6% growth in manufacturing. The mining sector posted a 15.7% decline, the data showed.
In unadjusted data, industrial output grew 3.9% in September compared with September last year.
Romania’s industrial output in January-September grew 3.2% in adjusted data compared with the same period in 2014, due to a 3.2% growth in manufacturing and a 2.7% growth in utilities, offset by a 9.5% decline in the mining sector. In unadjusted data, industrial output grew 3% on the year in the first nine months.