Manufacturing output grew 8.9% in 2017 compared with 2016, mining grew 5.9%, and the utilities sector grew 1%.
In December, Romania’s industrial output declined 14.1% compared with November, as manufacturing output dropped 16.3%, the utilities sector grew 9%, and mining output grew 2.5%. Adjusted for seasonality and number of working days, industrial output in December grew 3.7% compared with November.
Compared with December 2016, industrial output grew 7.9% in December 2017, driven by 8.9% growth in manufacturing output and 5.5% growth in mining output, while the utilities sector declined 0.8%. In seasonally adjusted data, industrial output grew 12.2% in December 2017 compared with December 2016.