Manufacturing production decreased 0.7% on the month in July, while output in the mining and energy sectors advanced 8.4% and 3%, respectively.

The data are adjusted for the number of working days and seasonal factors.

In annual terms, industrial production increased 6.1% in July, reflecting growing output in most sectors.

Manufacturing and mining output rose 7.4% and 5.2% on the year, respectively, but energy production went down 6.2%, the data showed.

In the January-July interval, the industrial output was up 9.7% compared with the year-earlier period, supported mainly by the manufacturing sector.

In unadjusted data, Romanian industrial production rose 2.7% on the month in July, and was up 5.7% compared with the same month of 2013.