Romanians paid 3.1% more for food items in December 2018 compared with December 2017, while non-food prices grew 3.75%, and service prices grew 2.44%.

Compared with November 2018, December food prices grew 0.67%, non-food prices dropped a slight 0.1%, and service prices grew 0.15%.

Consumer prices grew 4.63% in 2018 compared with 2017, the data showed.