Sales in the manufacturing sector fell 6% on the month in November 2014, while mining sales declined 3.2%, the data showed.
By segment, sales of capital and intermediate goods dropped 7.7% and 7.2%, respectively, consumer good sales went down 5.8%, while durable good sales declined 3.6%. On the other hand, energy sales were up 5.1% compared with October.
On an annual basis, industrial sales rose 2.4% in November, fueled by higher sales in the manufacturing industry. Manufacturing sales increased 2.9% in November compared with the same month of 2013, while mining sales were down 9.2% on the year.
In the first eleven months of 2014, Romanian industrial sales rose 8% on the year, INS data showed.