1. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) – indicator for determining inflation at national level - Consumer prices were up 3.7% in April 2022 from March 2022. - The inflation rate since the beginning of the year (April 2022 compared to December 2021) is 7.9%. - The annual inflation rate in April 2022 compared to April 2021 is 13.8%. - The average consumer price rate over the last 12 months (May 2021-April 2022) as compared to the previous 12 months (May 2020-April 2021) is 7.4%. 2. The Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) – indicator for determining inflation across the EU - The Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices in April 2022 compared to March 2022 is 102.37%. - The HICP-based annual inflation rate in April 2022 compared to April 2021 is 11.7%. - The HICP-based average consumer price rate over the last 12 months (May 2021-April 2022) as compared to the previous 12 months (May 2020-April 2021) is 6.4%. The annual inflation rate in Romania rose to 13.76% in April 2022, from 10.15% in March, as prices for non-foods rose by 16.35%, for foods by 13.54%, and for services by 7.11%, according to data published on Wednesday by the National Institute of Statistics (INS).Consumer prices in April 2022, as against March 2022, increased by 3.7%. The inflation rate at the beginning of the year (April 2022 against December 2021) is 7.9%. The annual inflation rate in April 2022 against April 2021 is 13.8%. Consumer prices in the last 12 months (May 2021 - April 2022) as against the previous 12 months (May 2020 - April 2021) advanced 7.4%.According to INS, the Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) in April 2022 compared with March 2022 is 102.37%. The annual inflation rate in April 2022 against the HICP is 11.7%. The average increase rate in consumer prices in the last 12 months (May 2021 - April 2022) as against the previous 12 months (May 2020 - April 2021) against HICP is 6.4%.The National Bank of Romania (BNR) expects inflation to reach 11.2% at the end of the second quarter of 2022, 10.2% at the end of the third quarter of this year and of 9.6% at the end of the fourth quarter of 2022, according to the BNR Quarterly Inflation Report.
Booking Holdings Romania, Servier Pharma, JYSK Romania, Schneider Electric, and Deichmann are the most appreciated companies by their own employees, according to Top Employers Undelucram.ro 2025. The list is based exclusively on feedback from employees rather than public image or marketing perception. The ranking made by Undelucram.ro, a leading online employee community in Romania, is […]
The Romanian Patriarchate announced the visiting schedule for the National Cathedral in Bucharest following the conclusion of an 11-day pilgrimage that drew hundreds of thousands of worshippers. Access for pilgrims to the Holy Altar is set to end at midnight on Wednesday, November 5, after continuous day-and-night visitation. According to the official announcement, the National […]
Prosecutors and police officers in Romania conducted 14 searches on Wednesday, November 5, in a case concerning fraud, forgery of official documents, computer forgery, and unauthorized practice of a profession or activity. Specifically, prosecutors say several doctors from the Republic of Moldova who already practice in Romania did not actually complete their residency. Although they […]
Romania has reached a purchasing power per capita of EUR 11,105, approximately 45% below the European average – a figure that places the country in 31st place in the European top, according to the "NIQ Purchasing Power Europe 2025" study. Compared to 2024, Romania moved up one position in the NIQ ranking. Comparatively, at a […]
Ionuț Costea, former head of EximBank, and Sebastian Vlădescu, former finance minister, were released on November 5 following an extraordinary prescription procedure, according to a statement from Romania's High Court of Cassation and Justice (ICCJ). The two had been sentenced in 2023 to six and seven years in prison, respectively, for taking a EUR 5.5 […]
Prime minister Ilie Bolojan, who also serves as president of the Liberal Party (PNL), stated on November 4 that, at the meeting of the party's National Political Bureau the same day, support was renewed for resolving the issue related to special (magistrates') pensions this month, but also for the reform in public administration, according to
