Industrial turnover increased 3.1% in the first six months of this year compared to the same period in the previous year, the most significant rise being recorded in the durable goods industry, according to data the National Institute of Statistics (INS) published on Thursday.

Thus, by the end of June 2025, turnover rose in the extractive industry (+18.2%) and in the manufacturing industry (+2.6%).

By major industrial groups, compared to the first semester of 2024, the following increases were recorded in the same period of the current year: durable goods industry (+14.2%), non-durable goods industry (+4.7%), capital goods industry (+4.6%), and intermediate goods industry (+2.1%).

At the opposite end, the energy industry registered a decline of 9.9%.

According to the same source, in June 2025 compared to June 2024, industrial turnover rose in nominal terms 7.5%, driven by the extractive industry (+26.6%) and the manufacturing industry (+6.9%).

By major industrial groups, the following increases were recorded: durable goods industry (+12.5%), intermediate goods industry (+8.3%), non-durable goods industry (+8%), capital goods industry (+7%) and the energy industry (+1.6%).

INS data show that, from one month to the next (June vs. May 2025), industrial turnover, in nominal terms, increased 0.9%, as a result of activities in the extractive industry (+3.9%) and the manufacturing industry (+0.8%).

By major industrial groups, increases in turnover were recorded in: the energy industry (+11.7%), non-durable goods industry (+3.7%), and intermediate goods industry (+1.8%).

On the other hand, declines were seen in the durable goods industry (-4.3%) and the capital goods industry (-2.4%).

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