Macroeconomics
Statistical Office: Romania's Industrial Producer Price Index Up 3.3% YoY In March 2025
Romania’s industrial producer price index (PPI) increased by 3.3% year-on-year in March 2025, data from the country's statistical office INS showed on Tuesday (May 6).
Statistical Office: New Passenger Vehicle Registrations In Romania Up 11.3% YoY In Q1/2025
New registrations of road vehicles for passenger transport increased by 11.3% in the first quarter of 2025 compared to the first quarter of 2024, data from the country’s statistical office I...
Statistical Office: Romania Unemployment Rate Edges Lower To 5.5% Month-On-Month In March 2025
Romania’s unemployment rate stood at 5.5% in March 2025, lower by 0.1 percentage points than the 5.6% rate recorded in February 2025, data from the country’s statistical office INS show on M...
Statistical Office: Romania Housing Permits Up 2.8% YoY In Q1/2025
Romanian authorities issued 7,630 residential building permits in the first quarter of 2025, 2.8% more than in the same period of 2024, data from the country’s statistical office INS showed...
Economic Confidence Rises in March, but CFA Analysts Caution about Main Risk for Romania Economy: Possible Downgrade to Junk
The Macroeconomic Confidence Index of CFA Romania Association in March rose by 7.3 points to 43.9 points, exclusively on the increase of the anticipations component of the index, while the c...
Romania Private Lending Rises 9.2% In March 2025 YOY To RON423B
Romania private lending in March 2025 registered a 9.2% increase from the year-earlier period, to a total amount of RON423 billion, after RON-denominated loans went up by 10.9% and foreign c...
Statistics Board: Employment Rate for Working Age Population at 63.8% in 2024, Up 0.8% YOY
Romania at the end of 2024 had a working population (15-64 years) of 8.3 million persons, with the employment rate standing at 63.8%, 0.8% higher than in 2023, in line with data published by...
Statistical Office: Romania's Industrial Sales Down 1.2% YoY In January-February 2025
Romania’s industrial sales decreased by 1.2% year-on-year in January-February 2025 due to a 1.9% annual decline in manufacturing sector sales, the statistical office, data from the country’s...
Statistical Office: Romania Manufacturing Industry Orders Down 1.8% YoY In January-February 2025
Romania's new industrial orders in manufacturing, for the total (on the domestic and external markets), fell by 1.8%, in nominal terms, year-on-year in January-February 2025 due to a 4.4% dr...