Foreign exchange inflows decreased to EUR1.4 billion in July, from EUR2.5 billion in June. Total outflows reached EUR3.1 billion, up from EUR765 million in the previous month.

The central bank’s gold holdings were steady at 103.7 metric tons, but their value adjusted for international gold price rose to EUR3.76 billion, from EUR3.47 billion in June.

Romania’s overall international reserves were at EUR36.4 billion in July, down from EUR37.8 billion a month earlier.

The payments due on public and publicly guaranteed external debt in August amount to EUR205 million, the data showed.