Trade in motorcycles and motor vehicles contributed to a 2.2% increase in the turnover volume of wholesale and retail trade, maintenance and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles, as gross series, in the first eight months of this year compared to the same period in 2023, according to data the National Institute of Statistics (INS) released on Friday.The official data reveal that, in the period January 1 - August 31, 2024, as gross series, increases in business were reported in: trade in motorcycles, related parts and accessories; maintenance and repair of motorcycles (+18.8%), trade in motor vehicle parts and accessories (+7.8%) and trade in motor vehicles (+2.7%). On the other hand, activities in the maintenance and repair of motor vehicles decreased 15.4%.In the same period, the volume of turnover in wholesale and retail trade, maintenance and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles, as series adjusted for the number of working days and seasonality, increased 2.2%.According to the source, in August this year compared to August 2023, the turnover in wholesale and retail trade, maintenance and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles, as a gross series, increased 0.1%, due to the results of trade in motorcycles, related parts and accessories; maintenance and repair of motorcycles (+21.9%), trade of parts and accessories for motor vehicles (+1.7%) and trade of motor vehicles (+1.4%). In contrast, maintenance and repair of motor vehicles decreased 13.7%.On an adjusted basis, during the same comparison period, total turnover in wholesale and retail trade, maintenance and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles increased 2.7%.On a month-on-month basis (August vs July 2024), turnover in trade in motor vehicles fell 11.5% on gross series, but was on an upward trend (+0.3%) on adjusted series.
“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...
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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 […]
