Macroeconomics
Statistical Office: Romania's Industrial Producer Price Index Up 1.8% YoY In April 2025
Romania’s industrial producer price index (PPI) increased by 1.8% year-on-year in April 2025, as per data from the country's statistical office INS.
Statistical Office: Romania Unemployment Rate At 5.7% Month-On-Month In April 2025
Romania’s unemployment rate stood at 5.7% in April 2025, lower by 0.3 percentage points than the level recorded in March 2025, data from the country’s statistical office INS show on Tuesday...
RAAL 2024 Turnover Down 25.8% YoY To RON283.9M
Cooling systems producer RAAL Bistrita, with clients such as John Deere, Class and AGCO, ended 2024 with a turnover of RON283.9 million (EUR57 million), down 25.8% from RON383 million (EUR77...
Statistical Office: Romania's Construction Permits For Residential Buildings Down 2.1% YoY In January-April 2025
Romanian authorities issued 10,770 residential building permits in January-April 2025, 2.1% fewer than in the same period of 2024, data from the country’s statistical office INS showed on Fr...
Romania Private Lending Growth Slows Down to 8.7% in April 2025
The growth pace of Romania private lending slowed down to 8.7% at the end of April against the year-earlier period, after 9.2% in March, with the total amount reaching RON425 billion, after...
Statistical Office: Romania Reports Fewer Job Vacancies In Q1/2025
The number of job vacancies in Romania stood at 32.6 thousand in the first quarter 2025, fewer by 1.7 thousand than in the fourth quarter of 2024, data from the country’s statistical office...
Statistical Office: Romanian Construction Works Up 6.4% YoY In March 2025
The volume of construction works in Romania increased by 6.4% in unadjusted data and by 3.1% when adjusted for the number of working days and seasonality, in March 2025 compared to March 202...
European Commission Cuts 2025 Economic Growth Forecast For Romania To 1.4% From 2.5%
The European Commission (EC) has slashed its economic growth forecast for Romania to 1.4% in 2025 from 2.5% estimated in November 2024, the EC said in a report on Monday (May 19).
Romania’s Central Bank Keeps Key Rate Unchanged At 6.5% A Year
Romania's central bank has decided in its Board meeting on Friday (May 16, 2025) to keep its key interest rate unchanged at 6.5% a year.