The foreign currency reserves stood at EUR31.2 billion last month, up from EUR31.17 in November, but lower than EUR33.2 billion in December 2011.
In December 2012, foreign exchange inflows were at EUR2.1 billion, down from EUR3 billion the month before, the central bank said.
Total outflows fell to EUR2.09 billion from EUR3.9 billion in November. Outflows included a payment of EUR252 million representing the third principal installment and interest on Romania’s loan from the International Monetary Fund.
The central bank’s gold holdings were steady at 103.7 metric tons, but their value adjusted for international gold price were down to EUR4.2 billion, from EUR4.43 billion in November.
Romania’s overall international reserves were at EUR35.4 billion in December, down from EUR35.6 billion a month earlier.
The payments due on public and publicly guaranteed external debt in January amount to EUR135.1 million, the data showed.