Compared with April, the consumer price index increased nearly 0.3%, the data showed.
Romanians paid 0.6% more for food items in May compared with April, non-food items cost 0.07% more, while service prices were 0.2% higher.
Compared with May 2016, food prices were 2.3% higher in May 2017, non-food items cost 0.2% more, while service prices were 1.26% lower.
Romania’s central bank forecasts inflation at 1.6% at the end of the year.