Romanians paid 5.2% more for food items in May 2019 compared with May 2018, while non-food prices grew 3.2%, and service prices grew 4.3%.
Compared with April 2019, May food prices grew 0.79%, non-food prices grew 0.53% and service prices grew 0.55%.
The annual rate calculated on the basis of the Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) is 4.4%.
The average consumer price rate based on the CPI over the last 12 months (June 2018-May 2019) as compared to the previous 12 months (June 2017-May 2018) is 4.2%.
The average rate based on the HICP is 4.1%.