The consumer price index declined 0.35% in July, after a decline of 0.29% in June.
Food prices fell 1.9% on the month in July, but non-food and services prices inched up 0.4% and 0.9%, respectively, the statistics institute INS said in a statement.
Romanians paid by 14.5% less for fresh and canned vegetables in July compared with a month earlier, while the cost of fresh and canned fruit decreased by 5.36%.
On the other hand, tobacco and cigarettes prices rose 1.9% on the month in July, while water and sewage services cost by 3.7% more, the data showed.
Romania’s harmonized index of consumer prices, or HICP, fell to 7.6% at the end of July, from 7.8% the month before.
The central bank targets an annual inflation of 3% at the end of 2011, plus/minus one percentage point around the band. Monday, the bank revised downward its forecast on the year-end inflation to 4.6% from 5.1%, citing an improved economic environment and less volatile prices.