Sales in the mining sector increased by 17% on the year in January-July 2025, while sales in manufacturing climbed by 3.3%, INS said in a data release.

Sales of intermediary, capital, durable, and non-durable goods rose by an annual 3.3%, 5.5%, 14%, and 4.6%, respectively, in January-July. Instead, energy sales fell by an annual 9.8%.

In July 2025 alone, industrial sales climbed by 7.6% year-on-year and by 3.6% month-on-month.

In 2024, Romania’s industrial sales rose by 5.6%.