Mining sales were down 10.8% on the month in January, while manufacturing sales declined 2%, the data showed.
By segment, sales of consumer goods fell 9.8% in January from a month earlier, while sales of energy products and capital goods decreased 8.5% and 2.4%, respectively. However, durable good sales were 7.9% higher compared to December 2013, while sales of intermediate goods went up 4.3%.
On an annual basis, industrial sales rose 12.2% in January, supported by a 13.2% increase in manufacturing sales. Mining sales fell 9.2% year-on-year.
In 2013, Romanian industrial sales rose 4.7% on the year, fueled by higher demand in the manufacturing industry.