Manufacturing sales decreased 10.6% on the month in August, while mining sales were down 2.3%, the data showed.
By segment, sales of capital goods dropped 24.4% in August from a month earlier, while sales of intermediate and durable goods fell 7.4% and 7.2%, respectively. Consumer goods sales were down 2.8% on the month, but energy sales increased 2%.
On an annual basis, industrial sales inched up 0.5% in August, supported by a 0.9% increase in manufacturing sales. Mining sales declined 9.5% year-on-year.
In the first eight months of 2013, Romanian industrial sales rose 4.2% on the year, fueled by a 4.5% increase in the manufacturing sector.