New orders in the durable goods sector rose 34.3% last year, while consumer good orders were up 8.2%. Orders in the intermediate good and capital good sectors increased 6.4% and, respectively, 3.8% compared with 2013.
In December alone, new orders in the Romanian industrial sector went down 4.7% compared with the previous month, but were up 1.6% from December 2013.
New orders in the durable goods sector fell 26.7% in December compared with the earlier month, while orders for intermediate and consumer goods were down by 16.3% and 12.2%, respectively. Capital goods orders increased 6% compared with November.
Compared with December 2013, new orders for durable goods rose 53.6%. Demand for consumer goods went up 13.7% on the year in December, but orders in the capital and intermediate good sectors went both down by 0.5%.