Romania's economy grows by 08pct, gross series, 1.4pct, seasonally adjusted series, January through September

The Romanian economy grew, in the first nine months of the current year, by 0.8% as gross series and by 1.4% as series adjusted depending on the number of business days and seasonality, compared to the similar period in 2024, while in the third quarter of 2025 the Gross Domestic Product decreased by 0.2%, in real terms, compared to the previous quarter, according to provisional data (1) published on Friday by the National Institute of Statistics (INS).According to the INS, the Gross Domestic Product - seasonally adjusted data - estimated for the third quarter of 2025 stood at 484.091 billion lei in current prices, decreasing - in real terms - by 0.2% compared to the second quarter of 2025, and increasing by 1.4% against the third quarter of 2024.The estimated gross domestic product for the period January 1 - September 30, 2025, stood at 1,412.657 billion lei, in current prices, increasing - in real terms - by 1.4% compared to the period January 1 - September 30, 2024.Also, the estimated Gross Domestic Product for the third quarter of 2025 was 514.555 billion lei in current prices, as gross series, increasing - in real terms - by 1.6% compared to the third quarter of 2024.The estimated Gross Domestic Product for the period January 1 - September 30, 2025 was 1,336.384 billion lei in current prices, increasing - in real terms - by 0.8% compared to the period January 1 - September 30, 2024."The following economic sectors contributed to the GDP growth, in the period January 1 - September 30, 2025 compared to the period January 1 - September 30, 2024: constructions (+0.5%), with a share of 6.3% in GDP, and a growth in the volume of activity of 8.5%; agriculture, forestry and fishing (+0.2%) with a share of 3.5% in GDP, and a growth in the volume of activity of 6.8%; information and communications (+0.2%) with a share of 7.3% in GDP and a growth in the volume of activity of 2.9%. The net taxes on products also impacted the GDP growth positively (+0.3%), with a share of 10.1% in GDP, and a growth recorded in the volume of activity of 2.9%," the press release states.According to the same source, a negative contribution to GDP growth was recorded by the following branches: professional, scientific and technical activities; administrative service activities and support service activities (-0.3%) with a share of 8.2% in GDP, and a decrease in the volume of activity by 3.7%; industry (-0.1%), with a share of 16.8% in GDP, and a decrease in the volume of activity by 0.4%.The INS also mentions that the following economic activities did not contribute to the GDP growth: wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles; transport and storage; hotels and restaurants, with a share of 20.6% in GDP formation and an increase of 0.1% in the volume of activity; financial intermediation and insurance, with a share of 3.5% in GDP, and a decrease of 0.6 % in the volume of activity; real estate transactions, with a share of 7.2% in GDP formation, and a stagnation recorded in the volume of activity; public administration and defence; social insurance in the public system; education; health and social assistance, with a share of 13.1% in GDP formation and a decrease recorded in the volume of activity of 0.1%; entertainment, cultural and recreational activities; repairs of household goods and other services with a share of 3.4% in GDP formation and an increase in the volume of activity by 0.8%.