Sales in the mining sector decreased by an annual 12.8% in January 2026, while sales in manufacturing fell by 4%, per the same data.
In January 2026 compared with December 2025, Romania industrial sales plunged 16.3%, with sales in the mining sector dropping by 19% and sales in manufacturing declining by 16.2%.
Sales of intermediary, durable, non-durable goods and energy fell by 7.7%, 3.4%, 4.7%, and 10.6%, respectively, in January 2026 compared with January 2025. Meanwhile, sales of capital goods inched up by an annual 0.8%.
In 2025, Romania’s industrial sales rose by 3.2%.