In April 2023 versus March 2022, orders for intermediary goods decreased by 25.2%, for consumer goods by 15.6%, for capital goods by 14.9% and for durable goods by 3.8%.
In April 2023 compared to April 2022, manufacturing orders inched down 0.7% in nominal terms due to drops recorded for the intermediary goods industry (-10.5%). Increases were recorded for the durable goods industry (+15.9%), the consumer goods industry (+6.1%) and the capital goods industry (+3.3%), the data showed.
In January-April 2023 compared to the same period of 2022, Romania’s manufacturing industry orders grew 5.1% in nominal terms, due to increases recorded for the consumer goods industry (+13.7%) and for the capital goods industry (+10.5%). Declines were reported for the durable goods industry (-4.9%) and the intermediary goods industry (-3.6%).