Industrial production in Romania decreased by 2.3 percent as gross series in the first two months of this year, compared to the same period in 2020, according to the National Institute of Statistics, as a result of decreases in the extractive industry (-14.3 percent) and manufacturing industry (-3.1 percent). Production and supply of electricity and heat, gas, hot water and air conditioning increased by 6.4 percent.
The Industrial production, as series adjusted for the number of working days and seasonality, in the first two months of this year, compared to the same period in 2020, was down by 1.5 percent, as a result of the reductions registered in the extractive industry ( -15.4 percent) and manufacturing (-1.6 percent). Production and supply of electricity and heat, gas, hot water and air conditioning increased by 6.8 percent.