New orders in the capital goods sector were up 7% in January from a month earlier, but orders in the durable and consumer goods sectors decreased by 32.4% and 1.8% on the month, respectively.
In annual terms, Romanian industrial new orders fell 2.3% in January, the data showed.
New orders for intermediate goods declined 7.9% on the year in January, while orders in the durable goods sector were down 2.8%, INS said.
Orders in the consumer goods industry, however, increased 7.2% in January from the same month a year earlier, while orders for capital goods advanced 1.7%.