- As against the same quarter of 2020, the Gross Domestic Product recorded an increase by 7.4% for the unadjusted series and by 8.2% for the seasonally adjusted series; - In the period 1.I-30.IX 2021, as against the same period of the previous year, the Gross Domestic product increased by 7.2% for the unadjusted series and by 6.9% for the seasonally adjusted series; - The seasonally adjusted series of quarterly Gross Domestic Product did not changed as a result of the revision of the estimates for Q3 2021, as compared to the provisional (1) version, published in the Press release no. 311 of December 7, 2021. The National Institute of Statistics (INS) maintained at 0.4% the estimate for the growth of the Romanian economy in Q3, 2021, compared to Q2, but there were changes in the contribution of investment and consumption to the advance of GDP.Thus, compared to the figures published by INS in December last year, the final consumption expenditure of households had a contribution of 5.4% to GDP growth, from + 5.6% previously, due to the decrease of its volume from 9.3% to 9%. The final consumption expenditure of public administration had a negative contribution of -0.3%, due to the decrease in its volume from 0.3% to minus 1.6% while the gross fixed capital formation also had a contribution down to -0.5%, from -0.1%, as a result of the reduction of its volume from minus 0.4% to minus 1.7%.Compared to the same quarter of 2020, the Gross Domestic Product increased by 7.4% as raw series and by 8.2% as seasonally adjusted series.At nine months, the gross domestic product was 818.951 billion lei current prices, up, in real terms, by 7.2% compared to the same period in 2020.In Q3, the volume of the gross value added registered more important changes in the following fields: information technology and communications (+0.3 percentage points), from 113.9% to 114.2%; constructions (-0.2 percentage points), from 93.9% to 93.7%; financial intermediation and insurance (-0.2 percentage points), from 99.7% to 99.5%; real estate transactions (-0.2 percentage points), from 102.1% to 101.9%.
The Romanian Ministry of Energy announced that the volume of natural gas exported from the Neptun Deep perimeter to Germany, under a contract previously reported by media, will represent less than 1% of the total estimated production of the Black Sea field, which has estimated reserves of over 100 billion cubic meters of natural gas, […]
For the Romanian IT companies, an important sector in the local economy, 2024 meant fewer new contracts, a much longer time needed to attract new business, increased labor costs amid legislative changes, and an unfavorable global context, according to a report filed at the end of last year by the management of the Employers' Association […]
German company Schieffer Industries will build a plastic components factory for the automotive industry on a plot of land at the entrance to the municipality of Hunedoara in Romania. Works on this investment are expected to be completed in the fall of this year so that production can start at the end of 2025, the […]
The Romanian state would consider the option of returning as a majority shareholder of utility group Electrica (BVB: EL) again and is analyzing ways to do this, sources told Economedia.ro. "It's a working scenario," other sources told Economedia.ro. Currently, Electrica is a listed company on the Bucharest...
Local carmaker Dacia has officially launched its Bigster model for orders in Romania on January 9, with prices starting at EUR 23,000 (VAT included) for the Essential version. The price goes up to EUR 29,500, with VAT, for the top version, Journey Hybrid 155. Deliveries to showrooms are expected to begin in spring 2025, with...
The leaders of the ruling coalition made up of the Social Democrats (PSD), Liberals (PNL), the Democratic Alliance of Hungarians (UDMR), and the minorities' group met on Wednesday evening, January 8, to decide on the new dates for the presidential elections. According to the agreed election schedule, the first round will take place on May […]
