Romanians paid 4.3% more for food items in April 2019 compared with April 2018, while non-food prices grew 3.13%, and service prices grew 3.11%.
Compared with March 2019, April food prices grew 0.68%, non-food prices grew 0.53%, and service prices grew 0.72%.
The annual inflation rate calculated on the basis of the Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) is 4.4%.
The average inflation rate based on the consumer prices index (CPI) over the last 12 months (May 2018 – April 2019), compared to the previous 12 months (May 2017 – April 2018) is 4.3%. The average inflation rate based on the HICP is 4.1%.