Macroeconomics
Statistics Board: Romania Reports Fewer Job Vacancies In Q2/2024
The number of job vacancies reached 34.5 thousand in the second quarter of 2024, marking a decrease of 0.5 thousand compared to the previous quarter, data from the country’s statistics board...
Eurostat: Romania Posts Highest Annual Inflation Rate In The EU In July 2024
The European Union member countries with the highest inflation rates in July 2024 were Romania (5.8%), Belgium (5.4%) and Hungary (4.1%), according to data provided by Eurostat, the statisti...
Romania’s Central Bank Expects Inflation To Drop To 4% In December 2024 And 3.4% At End Of 2025
Romania’s central bank expects the inflation to go down to 4% in December 2024 and 3.4% in the last month of 2025, a better outlook than in the previous forecast, particularly for the end of...
Statistics Board: Romanian Construction Works Down 2.5% YoY In January-June 2024
The volume of construction works decreased, in unadjusted data, by 2.5% in January-June and by 2.2% when adjusted for the number of working days and seasonality, data from Romania’s statisti...
Romania’s Fiscal Council: Budget Gap Likely to Top 7% of GDP in 2024
The first half of 2024 brought a series of moves with a negative impact over the budgetary execution and, amid the lack of fiscal-budgetary consolidation moves, the gap is likely to go beyon...
Statistics Board: Romania Manufacturing Industry Orders Up 3.1% On The Month In June 2024
Romania's new industrial orders in manufacturing, for the total (on the domestic and external markets) increased by 3.1%, in nominal terms, in June 2024 compared with May 2024, but dropped 3...
Statistics Board: Romania's Industrial Sales Up 4.6% On The Month In June 2024
Romania’s industrial sales (on the domestic and external markets) increased by 4.6% in nominal terms in June 2024 compared with May 2024, and by 2.8% versus June 2023, data from the country’...
Statistics Board: Romania's Industrial Production Drops 3.9% YoY In June 2024
Romania’s industrial production decreased by 3.9% in unadjusted data in June 2024 versus June 2023 and edged 0.5% higher when adjusted for seasonality and the number of working days, data fr...
Statistics Board: Romania's Economy Inches Up 0.7% YoY In H1/2024
Romania's economy edged 0.7% higher, in unadjusted data, and grew by 1.5% in seasonally adjusted data, in the first half of 2024 compared to the same period of 2023, data from the country's...