On a seasonally adjusted basis, industrial production remained unchanged month-on-month in August.

Manufacturing output increased 0.1% monthly in August.

Electricity declined 3.5% and production in mining and quarrying fell 2.6%. On a yearly basis, industrial production rose a working-day adjusted 0.5% in August.

On an unadjusted basis, industrial production decreased 9.9% monthly in August and grew 3.0% from a year ago, the Bucharest-based agency said.