September 12 (SeeNews) - Romania's industrial sales dropped 3.3% year-on-year in July, following a 3.2% rise in June, data from the statistics office, INS, showed on Monday.
On a monthly comparison basis, the country's industrial sales fell by 4.0%, after a 5.2% rise in June, the data indicated.
Industrial sales rose 3.1% on the year for the first seven months of 2016.
Romania's industrial sales, breakdown by sector (percentage change):
|
July y/y |
June y/y |
July m/m |
June m/m |
Jan-July y/y |
Total |
-3.3 |
+3.2 |
-4.0 |
+5.2 |
+3.1 |
- mining |
-42.2 |
-44.4 |
-7.7 |
-2.2 |
-31.5 |
- manufacturing |
-2.2 |
+4.8 |
-3.9 |
+5.4 |
+4.4 |
In 2015, Romania's industrial sales rose 2.4%.