Romania's manufacturing index PMI ends 2024 at year's lowest level
<p>Romania Manufacturing PMI, compiled by financial group BCR, ended 2024 at 46.4, the weakest on the 18-month record, after a 1.6-point monthly contraction and six consecutive months in the negative territory.</p>

<p>Record low new orders were the main contractionary factor this month.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Output, employment, and stocks of purchases indexes were also lower in December compared to the previous month.</p>

<p>The 2024 Q4 PMI average is lower compared to the previous quarter, which is seen by BCR's analysts explaining the PMI dynamics as possibly indicating a negative contribution from industry to GDP growth in the last quarter of the year.&nbsp;</p>

<p>For 2025, however, BCR remains optimistic about Romania's manufacturing sector, which "might see growth, contingent on external demand."</p>

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<p><em>iulian@romania-insider.com</em></p>