Sales in the manufacturing industry fell 3.9% in August from a month earlier, but mining sales were up 4.7%, the data showed.
By sector, sales in the capital goods industry decreased 14% on the month in August, while sales in the energy and durable goods industries declined 11.2% and 1.8%, respectively.
Sales in the intermediate goods industry increased 2.9% on the month, while sales of consumer goods inched up 1.1%.
On an annual basis, industrial sales rose 19.5% in August, boosted by higher sales in all sectors. Mining sales were up 21% on the year, while sales in the manufacturing sector grew by 19.4%.
In January through August, Romanian industrial sales advanced 18% from the year-earlier period, again fueled by increased activity in all sectors.