The industrial turnover increased, in nominal terms, 3% in the first eight months of the year compared with the same period in 2024, due to growth in the extractive industry (+14.4%) and the manufacturing industry (+2.6%), according to data the National Institute of Statistics (INS) released on Thursday.

By major industrial groups, in the first eight months, compared with the same period of the previous year, increases were recorded in the durable goods industry (+12.2%), consumer goods industry (+4.0%), capital goods industry (+3.8%) and intermediate goods industry (+2.7%). The energy industry decreased 7.7%.

In August 2025, industrial turnover, in nominal terms, fell 20.7% overall compared with the previous month, as a result of declines in the manufacturing industry (-21.2%) and the extractive industry (-6.7%). By major industrial groups, decreases were recorded in the capital goods industry (-32.8%), durable goods industry (-23.7%), intermediate goods industry (-18.8%) and consumer goods industry (-11.4%). In contrast, the energy industry grew 7.3%.

Compared with August 2024, industrial turnover in August this year fell, in nominal terms, 3.2%, as a result of decreases in the manufacturing industry (-3.3%) and the extractive industry (-2%).

By major industrial groups, decreases were recorded in the capital goods industry (-9%), durable goods industry (-3.7%), intermediate goods industry (-1.8%) and consumer goods industry (-1.2%). During the analysed period, the energy industry went up 8.5%. AGERPRES