Sales in the mining sector advanced 10% on the year in the first half, while manufacturing sales were up 10.8%, the data showed.
By segment, energy sales rose 30.1% year-on-year, while sales of durable and intermediate goods increased 12.9% and 10%, respectively. Sales of capital goods were up 9.8% from January-June 2013, while consumer goods sales went 6.3% higher.
In June alone, industrial sales declined were up 6.8% compared with the same month of 2013. Mining sales increased 18% year-on-year in June, while manufacturing sales were up 6.4%.
Compared with May however, sales in the Romanian industrial sector were down 1.6%. Mining sales fell 2.9% on the month in June, while sales in the manufacturing sector declined 1.5%.