Romania,industrial turnover up 11.7 pc in 2017
INS, most important increases in energy,mining and manufacturing
09 February, 11:30Turnover increases by large industrial groups were recorded in the following sectors: energy (+ 22.5 percent), capital goods (+ 16.2 percent), intermediate goods (+ 10.2 percent), durables (+ 8.2 percent) and consumer goods (+ 5.5 percent).
The most important contributions to the 2017 industrial turnover were provided by mining and quarrying, with a 20.5-percent rise compared with 2016 and manufacturing (+ 11.5 percent).
According to INS, industrial turnover in December 2017 as against December 2016 increased by 11.4 percent as a result of increases in mining and quarrying (+ 44.3 percent) and manufacturing (+10.4 percent).
December against November 2017, industrial turnover declined 12.2 percent as a result a 13-percent drop in manufacturing.
(ANSA).