Industrial production in Romania declined 6.1% year-on-year in July 2026, following a revised 5.1% drop in June and marking the sharpest fall since March 2025. Manufacturing output fell further (-7.2% vs -6.0%), with sharper declines in most subsectors, notably coke and refined petroleum products (-27.8% vs -21.6%), basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations (-26.2% vs -8.4%), other transport equipment (-28.3% vs -27.2%), computer, electronic and optical products (-20.3% vs 10.5%), chemicals and chemical products (-15.2% vs -14.3%), furniture (-12.4% vs -9.9%), and basic metals (-11.5% vs -5.7%). Meanwhile, output in mining and quarrying rebounded (1.2% vs -0.8%), while electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply contracted at a softer pace (-2.7% vs -3.0%). On a monthly basis, industrial output decreased 1.4%, after a revised 0.5% drop in June. In the January–July period, industrial production was 3.8% lower than a year earlier. source: Institutul National de Statistica

Industrial Production in Romania decreased 6.10 percent in July of 2026 over the same month in the previous year. Industrial Production in Romania averaged 2.40 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 October of 2026.

Industrial Production in Romania decreased 6.10 percent in July of 2026 over the same month in the previous year. Industrial Production in Romania is expected to be -4.80 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
2026-08-13 06:00 AM
Industrial Production YoY
Jun -5.2% -5.4% -2.4%
2026-09-15 06:00 AM
Industrial Production YoY
Jul -6.1% -5.1% -4.6%
2026-10-15 06:00 AM
Industrial Production YoY
Aug -6.1% -5.4%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Car Registrations 9552.00 11740.00 Units Aug 2026
Changes in Inventories 6756.00 1669.40 RON Million Mar 2026
Factory Orders -6.90 -0.10 percent Jul 2026
Industrial Production YoY -6.10 -5.20 percent Jul 2026
Industrial Production MoM -1.40 -0.50 percent Jul 2026
Manufacturing Production -7.20 -6.00 percent Jul 2026
Mining Production 1.20 -0.80 percent Jul 2026
New Orders 132.60 139.90 points Jul 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
-6.10 -5.20 64.60 -38.70 2001 - 2026 percent Monthly
SA, WDA

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Romania Industrial Output Falls to Over 1-Year Low
Industrial production in Romania declined 6.1% year-on-year in July 2026, following a revised 5.1% drop in June and marking the sharpest fall since March 2025. Manufacturing output fell further (-7.2% vs -6.0%), with sharper declines in most subsectors, notably coke and refined petroleum products (-27.8% vs -21.6%), basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations (-26.2% vs -8.4%), other transport equipment (-28.3% vs -27.2%), computer, electronic and optical products (-20.3% vs 10.5%), chemicals and chemical products (-15.2% vs -14.3%), furniture (-12.4% vs -9.9%), and basic metals (-11.5% vs -5.7%). Meanwhile, output in mining and quarrying rebounded (1.2% vs -0.8%), while electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply contracted at a softer pace (-2.7% vs -3.0%). On a monthly basis, industrial output decreased 1.4%, after a revised 0.5% drop in June. In the January–July period, industrial production was 3.8% lower than a year earlier.
2026-09-15
Romania Industrial Output Decline Eases Slightly
Industrial output in Romania declined by 5.2% year-on-year in June 2026, easing slightly from a revised 5.4% drop in May, which was the sharpest fall since March 2025. The contraction moderated in mining and quarrying (-0.5% vs. -4.7% in May). In contrast, manufacturing output fell further (-6.0% vs. -5.7%), weighed down by declines in beverages (-9.8% vs. -8.9%), coke and refined petroleum products (-21.6% vs. -13.9%), chemicals and chemical products (-14.1% vs. -1.8%), pharmaceuticals and pharmaceutical preparations (-7.5% vs. -0.7%), and motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers (-15.5% vs. -15.4%). The contraction also deepened in electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply (-2.5% vs. -2.2%). On a monthly basis, industrial output fell by a softer 0.7% in June, following a 2.8% decline in May. In January-June, industrial production was 3.5% lower than in the corresponding period last year.
2026-08-13
Romania Industrial Output Drops by Most in Over a Year
Industrial production in Romania declined 5.3% year-on-year in May 2026, following a revised 3.0% drop in April and marking the sharpest fall since March 2025. The decline in manufacturing output deepened (-5.5% vs -4.3% in April), amid steeper declines across most subsectors, notably the manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers (-15.3% vs -14.5%), fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment (-4.3% vs 1.0%), rubber and plastic products (-4.5% vs 1.0%), chemicals and chemical products (-1.6% vs 0.1%), and furniture (-23.0% vs -16.9%). Output in mining and quarrying also contracted further (-4.8% vs -1.0%), while electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply fell 3.1%, reversing a 3.8% rise in the previous month. On a monthly basis, industrial output decreased 2.8%, after a revised 1.6% increase in April. In the January–May period, industrial production was 3.1% lower than in the corresponding period of the previous year.
2026-07-17