1. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) – indicator for determining inflation at national level - Consumer prices were up 1.9% in March 2022 from February 2022. - The inflation rate since the beginning of the year (March 2022 compared to December 2021) is 4.0%. - The annual inflation rate in March 2022 compared to March 2021 is 10.2%. - The average consumer price rate over the last 12 months (April 2021-March 2022) as compared to the previous 12 months (April 2020-March 2021) is 6.5%. 2. The Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) – indicator for determining inflation at EU level - The Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices in March 2022 compared to February 2022 is 101.95%. - The HICP-based annual inflation rate in March 2022 compared to March 2021 is 9.6%. - The HICP-based average consumer price rate over the last 12 months (April 2021-March 2022) as compared to the previous 12 months (April 2020-March 2021) is 5.6%. The annual inflation rate in Romania rose to 10.15% in March 2022, from 8.53% in February, as prices for non-food goods rose by 10.86%, for food by 11.20%, and for services by 6.53%, according to data published on Tuesday by the National Institute of Statistics (INS)."Consumer prices in March 2022 as against February 2022 increased by 1.9%. The inflation rate three months into 2022 (March 2022 as against December 2021) is 4%. The annual inflation rate in March 2022 as against March 2021 is 10.2%. The average rate of consumer prices in the last 12 months (April 2021 - March 2022) as against the previous 12 months (April 2020 - March 2021) is 6.5%," according to INS.The harmonised index of consumer prices in March 2022 as against February 2022 is 101.95%. The annual inflation rate in March 2022 compared with March 2021 against the Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) is 9.6%. The average rate of consumer prices in the last 12 months (April 2021 - March 2022) compared with the previous 12 months (April 2020 - March 2021) against HICP is 5.6%.The National Bank of Romania (BNR) is expecting inflation to stand at 11.2% at the end of the second quarter of 2022, at 10.2% at the end of the third quarter and at 9.6% at the end of the fourth quarter of 2022, according to the BNR Quarterly Inflation Report.
Former US first lady Michelle Obama, the wife of Barack Obama, was in Bucharest on Thursday, September 18, to serve as the main guest at the second edition of the Impact Bucharest series of conferences. The former first lady spent about an hour in front of a large audience, speaking about her childhood in a […]
Czech president Petr Pavel spent a few days in Romania at the beginning of September while on holiday. According to statement by the Romanian Embassy in Prague, the Czech leader traveled mountain routes by motorcycle and chose modest accommodations. Pavel tried to see as much of what Romania had to offer. He planned his routes, […]
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Prime minister Ilie Bolojan announced that he will visit Brussels next week to talk to three European commissioners about deficits, defense, and EU financing. The first meeting will be with the commissioner for economy, Valdis Dombrovskis, as Romania “must adjust the issues related to deficits to be a trustworthy country, so as not to continue […]
A large majority of Romanians, namely 85%, have heard of celebrated composer George Enescu, according to the third edition of the Informat.ro – INSCOP Research Barometer conducted earlier this month. However, the survey shows a slight decline in cultural awareness compared to 2013, particularly among younger generations. The
The volume of trade between Romania and China was almost USD 9.3 billion in 2024, according to official statistics. Trade between the two, however, is not balanced. Romania registered a USD 7.7 billion deficit with China, and a USD 2.1 billion deficit in the first quarter of 2025 as well. The People’s Republic of China […]
