Manufacturing sales increased 1.8% in February from a month earlier, but mining sales were down 11.4%, the data showed.
By sector, sales of consumer goods rose 8.2% on the month in February, while sales of durable and capital goods advanced 8.1% and 0.8%, respectively. Energy and intermediate goods sales decreased 6.2% and 1.4% on the month, respectively.
On an annual basis, industrial sales fell 1.7% in February, due to declines in all sectors.
Manufacturing sales decreased 1.8% in February compared with the same month of 2011, while mining sales were down 0.9% on the year.
In January through February, Romanian industrial sales rose 1.2% on the year, fueled by increases in all sectors.