The annual inflation rate dropped to 4.86% in March 2025, from 5.02% in February, as food prices rose by 5.10%, non-food prices by 3.84%, and services by 6.99%, according to data published on Friday by the National Institute of Statistics (INS)."The consumer price index stood at 100.27% in March 2025 compared to February 2025. The inflation rate since the beginning of the year (March 2025 compared to December 2024) was 2.1%. The annual inflation rate in March 2025 compared to March 2024 was 4.9%. The average rate of change in consumer prices in the last 12 months (April 2024 - March 2025) compared to the previous 12 months (April 2023 - March 2024) was 5.1%," the press release says.According to the INS, the harmonized consumer price index in March 2025 compared to February 2025 was 100.34%. The annual inflation rate in March 2025 compared to March 2024 calculated based on the Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) was 5.1%. The average rate of change in consumer prices in the last 12 months (April 2024 - March 2025) compared to the previous 12 months (April 2023 - March 2024) determined on the basis of the HICP was 5.4%.The National Bank of Romania (BNR) has revised upwards, to 3.8%, from 3.5% previously, the inflation forecast for the end of 2025 and anticipates that it will reach 3.1% at the end of 2026, according to data presented in February by the BNR (National Bank of Romania) governor, Mugur Isarescu.According to the same source, the revision for December 2025 is +0.3 percentage points, determined mainly by price increases at the beginning of the year (tobacco products, services with administered prices), but also by a more pronounced persistent dynamics of core inflation, partially counterbalanced by slightly more optimistic prospects in the LFO segment.
American rapper Wiz Khalifa has been sentenced to nine months in prison by the Constanța Court of Appeal for possession of drugs for personal use, after smoking a cannabis cigarette on stage at the Beach, Please! festival in Costinești in 2024. The ruling, delivered on Thursday, December 18, is final,
More than 2 out of 3 Romanian consumers do not return for a second purchase, according to the new Customer Loyalty Index, a comprehensive analysis based on aggregated data from campaigns and authored by White Image, the oldest email marketing company in Romania. The Index analyzes the post-purchase behavior of Romanian consumers and highlights major […]
Fashion retailer Primark announced major plans to expand its presence in Romania, confirming four new store openings for 2026. This will double its presence in the market and create over 450 new jobs. The announcement arrived at an important moment for the company, which marked three years since the opening of its first Romanian store […]
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Romania will host its first mixed team European Judo Championship in 2027, according to the Romanian Judo Federation. The competition will take place at a key moment in the Olympic cycle, when the points earned will directly influence world rankings and qualification for the Olympic Games, according to FR Judo. The event will...
Radu Miruță, currently Romania’s economy minister, was proposed to lead the Defense Ministry. He will also hold the position of deputy prime minister. In his place, senator Irineu Darău has been proposed to take the helm of the Economy Ministry. The Defense and Economy Ministries are handled by the center-right reformist party Save Romania Union […]
