'A possible explanation regarding the evolution of April is a slight drop in the demand. The stocks give a hint. In April, the stocks increased. The indicator was 54 against 51 in March. When the stocks grow more than the new demands, usually the industry goes slowly. Another explanation could be the increase of costs of production. Several companies report increases rather than drops. The indicator increased in April at 61 against 56 in March' show the authors of the study, in a press release.

At the same time, the companies did not manage to increase the prices for their products. The majority (83%) kept the price unchanged, and 5% dropped it.

Export continued to increase, the capital expenditure remained constant, and at their turn the importers of raw material and finite materials which record growth in import are more numerous than the ones who reduced imports, the quoted source notes.

The industrial barometer shows, at the same time, that the expectations for the next six months continue to drop slightly, to diminish both the indicator of optimism for the volume of production and that of new orders. Trust drops constantly as the companies face an economic growth slightly vague and with numerous uncertainties and ambiguities of the business environment, the press release says.

The study was made on a sample of 302 industrial companies, representative at the level of the 15,200 industrial companies with over nine employees in Romania, which generate approximately 95% of the total of the turnover in industry. The data were gathered through direct interviews with the managers of the companies between 18-21 May. (source: actmedia.eu)