While orders for durable goods increased 3.7% on the month, and intermediary goods grew 0.6%, orders for capital goods declined 4.1%, and consumer goods declined 3.4%.
Compared with May 2015, manufacturing orders grew 6.4% in nominal terms in May, as durable goods posted 30.3% growth, capital goods grew 9.3%, and intermediary goods grew 2.1%. Consumer goods orders dropped 1.4% on the year in May, the data showed.
In January-May, Romania’s manufacturing industry orders grew 4.8% in nominal terms compared with the same period last year, as the durable goods industry received 19.3% more orders, capital goods grew 9%, and consumer goods grew 1.8%. On the other hand, intermediary goods dropped 2.2% on the year in January-May.