Romania’s industrial output plunges by 4.6% y/y in Q2

14 August 2026 Romania’s industrial production index contracted by 4.6% y/y in the second quarter (Q2) of 2026, marking the steepest decline since the lockdown in 2020, according to data published by the statistics office INS. In seasonally-adjusted terms, industrial output decreased by 0.4% q/q. In the core manufacturing sector, the production index plunged even more steeply, by 5.3% y/y, despite a positive 0.7% q/q advance. The segments of utilities (-0.5% y/y) and mining and quarrying (-1.5% y/y) posted more moderate negative growth rates. Over the past five years, the industrial output in Romania plunged by 8.8% y/y, with a 7.2% y/y decline in the core manufacturing segment. The activity in the segment of utilities, however, dropped by 19.4% over the five-year period. The food industry