Industrial production in Romania fell 2.2% year-on-year in March 2026, following an upwardly revised 1.6% decline in the previous month. Output continued to contract in manufacturing (-3.1% vs -2.3% in February), particularly in the production of beverages; coke and refined petroleum products; chemicals and chemical products; basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations; rubber and plastic products; other non-metallic mineral products; basic metals; machinery and equipment n.e.c.; and motor vehicles, trailers, and semi-trailers. Meanwhile, activity in the mining and quarrying sector rebounded (1.3% vs -2.9%), supported by softer declines in the mining of coal, lignite, and metal ores, alongside a recovery in other mining and quarrying activities. Electricity, gas, steam, and air conditioning supply also edged higher (3.8% vs 3.7%). On a monthly basis, industrial output rose 0.3% in March, reversing a 0.4% decline in February. source: Institutul National de Statistica

Industrial Production in Romania decreased 2.20 percent in March of 2026 over the same month in the previous year. Industrial Production in Romania averaged 2.49 percent from 2001 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 64.60 percent in April of 2021 and a record low of -38.70 percent in April of 2020. This page provides - Romania Industrial Production - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Romania Industrial Production - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on May of 2026.

Industrial Production in Romania decreased 2.20 percent in March of 2026 over the same month in the previous year. Industrial Production in Romania is expected to be 2.40 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Romania Industrial Production is projected to trend around 3.80 percent in 2027 and 4.00 percent in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-04-15 06:00 AM
Industrial Production YoY
Feb -1.5% -3.5% 1.5%
2026-05-13 06:00 AM
Industrial Production YoY
Mar -2.2% -1.6% 1.8%
2026-06-15 06:00 AM
Industrial Production YoY
Apr -2.2% 2.0%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Car Registrations 10383.00 8965.00 Units Mar 2026
Changes in Inventories 1669.40 -11532.20 RON Million Dec 2025
Factory Orders -3.20 -5.30 percent Feb 2026
Industrial Production YoY -2.20 -1.60 percent Mar 2026
Industrial Production MoM 0.30 -0.40 percent Mar 2026
Manufacturing Production -3.10 -2.30 percent Mar 2026
Mining Production 1.30 -2.90 percent Mar 2026
New Orders 124.10 109.80 points Feb 2026


Romania Industrial Production
In Romania, industrial production measures the output of businesses integrated in industrial sector of the economy such as manufacturing, mining, and utilities.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
-2.20 -1.60 64.60 -38.70 2001 - 2026 percent Monthly
SA, WDA

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Romanian Industrial Output Falls Further in March
Industrial production in Romania fell 2.2% year-on-year in March 2026, following an upwardly revised 1.6% decline in the previous month. Output continued to contract in manufacturing (-3.1% vs -2.3% in February), particularly in the production of beverages; coke and refined petroleum products; chemicals and chemical products; basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations; rubber and plastic products; other non-metallic mineral products; basic metals; machinery and equipment n.e.c.; and motor vehicles, trailers, and semi-trailers. Meanwhile, activity in the mining and quarrying sector rebounded (1.3% vs -2.9%), supported by softer declines in the mining of coal, lignite, and metal ores, alongside a recovery in other mining and quarrying activities. Electricity, gas, steam, and air conditioning supply also edged higher (3.8% vs 3.7%). On a monthly basis, industrial output rose 0.3% in March, reversing a 0.4% decline in February.
2026-05-13
Romanian Industrial Output Falls at Softer Pace
Industrial production in Romania fell by 1.5% year-on-year in February 2026, slowing from a downwardly revised 3.5% drop in the previous month, which had marked a ten-month low. Industrial output declined at a softer pace in the manufacturing sector (-2.4% vs -6.0% in January), with notable increases seen in the manufacture of food products, beverages, paper and paper products, chemicals and chemical products, computer, electronic, and optical products, and other transport equipment. Meanwhile, activity dropped further in mining and quarrying (-3.1% vs -1.6%), driven by lower output in metal ores, coal and lignite, and crude petroleum and natural gas. Additionally, growth in electricity, gas, steam, and air conditioning supply moderated to 4.4% from 9.8% in the previous month. On a monthly basis, industrial output fell by 0.4% in February, easing from an eighteen-month low of a 3.0% loss in the preceding period.
2026-04-15
Romanian Industrial Output Falls to 10-Month Low
Industrial production in Romania fell 3.8% year-on-year in January 2026, reversing a five-month high of 1.7% in the previous month. This marked the sharpest drop in industrial activity since March 2025, as output declined in manufacturing (-6.0% vs 1.1% in December 2025), particularly in the manufacture of food products, beverages, tanning and dressing of leather, paper and paper products, other non-metallic mineral products, fabricated metal products, electrical equipment, and other transport equipment. At the same time, activity in the mining and quarrying sector dropped (-1.4% vs 2.9%), driven by lower output in metal ores and other mining and quarrying, along with steeper falls in coal and lignite and crude petroleum and natural gas. In contrast, electricity, gas, steam, and air conditioning supply rose faster (7.9% vs 2.8%). On a monthly basis, industrial output decreased 3.3% in January, marking a twenty-month low, following a 0.8% rise in December 2025.
2026-03-13