Romanians paid 0.1% less for food items and services in March compared with February, while prices of non-food items were 0.23% higher.
Compared with March 2015, consumer prices fell 3%, driven by a 6.74% drop in food prices due to tax cuts. At the same time, prices of non-food items dropped 0.9% and services costs fell nearly 0.5%.
The Romanian central bank sees inflation in negative territory until May this year, a temporary effect of tax cuts enforced last year, and expects a 1.4% rate at the end of the year.