The central bank targets an annual inflation of 2%-4% at the end of 2012 and of 1.5%-3.5% for 2013.
Earlier Friday, the central bank announced it keeps its key monetary policy rate unchanged at 5.25%. The move was in line with expectations, after inflation accelerated to its fastest pace in more than two years.
Romanian consumer prices rose 1.18% on the month in September, the biggest increase since July 2010. Annual inflation jumped to this year’s high of 5.33%, from 3.88% a month earlier.