The industrial output (gross series) was higher by 4.9% due to the growth of the extractive industry (+ 6.1%) and manufacturing (+ 5.9%). The production and supply of electric and thermal energy, gas, hot water and air conditioning has though decreased by 0.8%.

The industrial production, adjusted by number of working days and seasonality in the first quarter of 2018, increased by 6.2%, supported by increases in manufacturing (+ 7.6%) and extractive industries (+ 6.2% ). The production and supply of electricity and heat, gas, hot water and air conditioning decreased by 0.6%.

According to the INS, in March 2018 the industrial production, adjusted by number of working days and seasonality, was higher by 0.5% compared to the previous month, due to the increases in the production and supply of electric and thermal energy , gas, hot water, air conditioning (+ 4.5%) and manufacturing (+ 0.1%). Extractive industry declined by 1%. (source: mediafax.ro)