1. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) – inflation indicator at national level - Consumer prices were up 1.8% in October 2021 from September 2021. - The inflation rate since the beginning of the year (October 2021 compared to December 2020) is 7.4%. - The annual inflation rate in October 2021 compared to October 2020 is 7.9%. - The average consumer price rate over the last 12 months (November 2020-October 2021) as compared to the previous 12 months (November 2019-October 2020) is 4.1%. 2. The Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) – inflation indicator for EU Member States - The Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices in October 2021 compared to September 2021 is 101.32%. - The HICP-based annual inflation rate in October 2021 compared to October 2020 is 6.5%. - The HICP-based average consumer price rate over the last 12 months (November 2020-October 2021) as compared to the previous 12 months (November 2019-October 2020) is 3.3%. The annual inflation rate rose to 7.9% in October 2021, from 6.3% in September, with prices for non-food goods rising by 11.39%, food goods prices increasing by 5.25%, and those of services by 3.96%, according to data published on Wednesday by the National Institute of Statistics (INS)."Consumer prices in October 2021 compared to September 2021, increased by 1.8%. The inflation rate at the beginning of the year (October 2021 compared to December 2020) is 7.4%. The annual inflation rate in October 2021 compared October 2020 is 7.9%. The average rate of consumer prices in the last 12 months (November 2020 - October 2021) compared to the previous 12 months (November 2019 - October 2020) is 4.1%," reads the same press release.According to the INS, the harmonized index of consumer prices in October 2021 compared to September 2021 is 101.32%. The annual inflation rate in October 2021 compared to October 2020 calculated based on the harmonized index of consumer prices (HICP) is 6.5%.The average rate of consumer prices in the past 12 months (November 2020 - October 2021) compared to the previous 12 months (November 2019 - October 2020) determined based on the HICP is 3.3%.The National Bank of Romania (BNR) increased its inflation forecast to 5.6% for the end of this year, according to a presentation made in August by the governor of the National Bank of Romania, Mugur Isarescu.
“Little London” Theoretical High School, a private educational institution in Romania that values the Romanian educational system, has started construction work for the expansion of its school campus located in Voluntari, on Erou Iancu Nicolae Street. This initiative will increase high school capacity by 30% starting from the 2025-2026 academic year. In this context, the […]
British heavy metal band Iron Maiden will perform at Bucharest’s National Arena on May 28, 2026, as part of their “Run For Your Lives” anniversary world tour, promoter Emagic announced on Thursday, September 18. The concert will feature a career-spanning setlist highlighting defining moments from the group’s five-decade history, accompanied by what organizers described as […]
Three-quarters of Romanians believe that the war in Ukraine affects Romania to a very great and fairly great extent, according to the third edition of the Informat.ro barometer by INSCOP Research, carried out between September 1 and 9. The monthly survey, which aims to bring to public attention topics of interest, shows that “opinions are […]
Daniela Schoppmeyer, the majority shareholder and general manager of Faberrom, a company that took over in the 1990s most of the spaces of the former APACA clothing factory in western Bucharest, is the new owner of half of the emblematic Scala residential block, on Magheru Boulevard, Profit.ro reported. Schoppmeyer...
The Bucharest Municipal Parking Company (CMPB) inaugurated 189 new parking facilities with more than 12,400 spaces in the first half of 2025, while revenues from parking fees rose 20% year-on-year to RON 50.4 million (roughly EUR 10 million), the company said on Thursday, September 18. CMPB reported a net profit of RON 28.3 million for January–June […]
Romania has inaugurated underwater seagrass meadows and artificial reefs in the Black Sea as part of a major restoration project aimed at curbing erosion and reviving marine biodiversity, the National Administration “Apele Române” said. More than 20 hectares of seabed have already been planted with Zostera noltii seagrass and transplanted with Cystoseira barbata seaweed, creating […]
