Output in the mining sector rose 6.3% compared with September, while production in the utility sector went down 1.5% on the month. Manufacturing production inched 0.2% higher on the month in October, in data adjusted for the number of working days and seasonal factors.
In annual terms, industrial production increased 3% in October, on growth in most sectors.
Mining output rose 4.3% on the year in October, while output in the manufacturing sector increased 4.3%, the data showed. Utility output was down 10% year-on-year in October.
In the January-October interval, the industrial output was up 8% compared with the year-earlier period, supported mainly by the manufacturing sector.
In unadjusted data, Romanian industrial production went up 5.1% on the month in October, and was 3.7% higher than in the same month of 2013.