Romanian industry’s turnover up by 2.4% in 2015

The local industry’s turnover rose by 2.4% last year compared to 2014, according to the National Statistics Office (INS). The growth was supported by the manufacturing industry, which saw an increase of 2.7%, while the turnover in mining and quarrying decreased by 6.2%. The industry sectors that recorded growth last year included the capital goods industry (8.8%), durable goods industry (6.4%), intermediary goods industry (3.1%), and the current goods industry (2.5%). However, the energy industry went down by 22.8%. The value of the new orders in the manufacturing industry increased by 3.6% last year, in nominal terms, as the new orders for durable goods went up by 28%. editor@romania-insider.com