• Gross Domestic Product recorded an increase by 0,8%, as against the same quarter of 2023, for both unadjusted and seasonally adjusted series; • In the first semester of 2024, as against the same period of the previous year, the Gross Domestic Product increased by 0.7 % for the unadjusted series and by 1,5% for the seasonally adjusted series; • The seasonally adjusted series of quarterly Gross Domestic Product was readjusted as a result of the introduction of the estimates for Q2 2024, being revised as compared to the version published in the Press release no. 176 of 8 July 2024. Seasonally adjusted series According to data published on Wednesday by the National Institute of Statistics (INS), in Q2 2024, as compared to the previous quarter, the Gross Domestic Product increased by 0.1%. As compared to the same quarter of 2023, the Gross Domestic Product increased by 0.8%. In the first half of the year 2024, the Gross Domestic Product increased by 1.5% as compared to the same period of 2023. Unadjusted series As compared to the same quarter of 2023, Gross Domestic Product in Q2 2024 increased by 0.8%. In the first half of the year 2024 the Gross Domestic Product increased by 0.7% as compared to the same period of 2023. Revisions As a result of the revision of the unadjusted series by including the estimates for Q2 2024 in the quarterly series, the seasonally adjusted series were re-estimated. The volume indices were revised as compared to the second provisional version of quarterly gross domestic product published in the Press release no. 176 of July 8, 2024 as follows: - the results of second quarter of 2023, compared with the first quarter of 2023, were revised from 102.8% to 102.9%; - the results of third quarter of 2023, compared with the second quarter of 2023, were not revised (103.5%); - the results of fourth quarter of 2023, compared with the third quarter of 2023, were not revised (101.1%); - the results of the first quarter of 2024, compared with the fourth quarter of 2023, were not revised (102.2%). The seasonally adjusted series are quarterly re-estimated according to the European practice.
A new CURS poll published on Sunday, June 29, shows that if local elections were held in Bucharest next Sunday, reformist party USR would obtain 27%, followed by the Social Democratic Party (PSD) with 22%, and far-right party Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR) with 18%. The National Liberal Party (PNL) comes in fourth, […]
Last week, the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Bucharest indicted three individuals for an EUR 100 million fraud in a case involving both EU and national funds. Among those indicted is an Italian citizen, alleged to be the leader of the group, which operated between 2019 and 2024. The suspect was detained on February […]
The number of building permits for residential buildings increased by 0.6% in the first five months of 2025 compared to the same period in 2024, with 14,134 such permits issued, according to data published Monday by the National Institute of Statistics. Increases were recorded in the Western region (+166 permits), Center (+70), North-West (+68), South-East […]
Cluj-Napoca, a major city in Romania’s Transylvania region, is taking a step toward becoming a more animal-friendly city, as a new proposal allowing pets in public institutions has been opened for public debate. Mayor Emil Boc announced the initiative, stating, “A city that is friendly to animals is a better city for people.” The draft […]
The president of S.O.S. Romania, Diana Iovanovici Șoșoacă, announced on Monday, June 30, that three senators were expelled from the party, effectively disbanding the party’s group in the Senate. According to the Romanian Parliament’s regulations, a party must have more than seven members to establish a group in the Senate. With the expulsion of the […]
Chinese social media platform TikTok has reportedly opened a branch in Romania, following public criticism, along with governmental and EU-level scrutiny, after Romania’s last presidential elections. The local company is called Tik Tok Romania, has a share capital of RON 5,000, and provides other IT-related service activities. It will be managed by Laura Andreea Savu, […]
