Macroeconomics
Eurostat: Romania Posted The Highest Current Account Deficit In The EU In Q4/2024
The European Union member states with the highest current account deficit in the fourth quarter of 2024 were Romania (minus EUR9.4 billion, compared with minus EUR8.5 billion in the third qu...
Statistical Office: Romania's Industrial Production Prices Up 4% YoY In February 2025
Industrial production prices for the total (domestic market and non-domestic market) grew by 4% in February 2025 compared to February 2024 and by 3.6% compared to January 2024, data from the...
Romania Unemployment Rate Edges Higher To 5.6% Month-On-Month In February 2025
Romania’s unemployment rate stood at 5.6% in February 2025, higher by 0.1 percentage points than the 5.5% rate recorded in January 2025, data from the country’s statistical office INS show o...
Statistical Office: Romania Housing Permits Up 2.4% YoY In February 2025
Romanian authorities issued 2,617 residential building permits in February 2025, 36.4% more than in January 2025 and 2.4% more than in February 2024, data from the country’s statistics board...
Statistical Office: Romania Reports Fewer Job Vacancies In 2024 vs 2023
The average annual number of job vacancies in Romania stood at 35.9 thousand in 2024, lower by 4.0 thousand than in 2023, data from the country’s statistical office INS showed on Friday (Mar...
Eurostat: Romania Up To 19th Place In EU By GDP Per Capita Expressed As Purchasing Power Parity in 2024
Romania ranked 19th among the 27 EU member countries by GDP per capita expressed as purchasing power parity (PPP) in 2024, the same as Poland and Estonia, Eurostat preliminary data show.
Romania Posts Budget Deficit Of RON30.24B Or 1.58% Of GDP In January-February 2025
Romania’s general consolidated budget posted a deficit of RON30.24 billion in January-February 2025, or 1.58% of the gross domestic product (GDP), compared with a deficit of RON28.99 billion...
CFA Romania: Economic Confidence Weakens amid Recession Risk and Economic Uncertainty
The Macroeconomic Confidence Index of CFA Romania Association dropped in February by 3.8 points to 366.6 points, mainly on the plunging current conditions component. Thus, the component plum...
Statistical Office: Romania Manufacturing Industry Orders Down 2.8% On The Month In January 2025
Romania's new industrial orders in manufacturing, for the total (on the domestic and external markets) decreased by 2.8%, in nominal terms, in January 2025 compared with December 2024, and b...