New orders in the consumer goods sector rose 9.2% on the year in the first quarter, while orders in the durable goods sector were up 7.4%, the data showed.
However, orders for intermediate and capital goods declined 0.8% and 0.4% on the year, respectively.
In March alone, Romanian industrial orders increased 16.6% from a month earlier and were up 4.1% compared with March 2011.