Romanians paid 3.74% more for food items in February compared with February 2018, while non-food prices grew 4.46%, and service prices grew 3.08%.
Compared with January, February food prices grew 0.57%, non-food prices grew 1.27%, and service prices grew 0.55%.
The central bank sees year-end inflation at 3%, within its target band. Romania’s central bank targets inflation at 2.5% a year, with a variation band of one percentage point.