Food prices were down 0.09% on the month in August, as were service prices, but non-food items cost 0.26% more compared with July, the data showed.
Compared with August 2015, food prices increased 1.96%, while non-food prices dropped 1.42%, and service prices dropped 1.04%.
Romania’s central bank expects inflation to reach -0.4% by year-end and sees it at 2% in 2017.