The IRCC, which banks use to set the interest rate for new loans taken since the spring of 2019, will stand at 5.58% a year in the second quarter of 2026 (between April 1 and June 30), lower than the 5.68% level set for the first quarter of 2026, as announced by Romania's central bank on Tuesday, March 31, 2026.
Shelf prices of basic foods, excluding seasonal fruits and vegetables, rose on average by 1.53% in August 2025 compared to June 2025, below the threshold associated with the VAT increase, as per an analysis by Romania's Competition Council based on data provided by six major retail chains.
Airline HiSky will launch a new transatlantic flight, from Bucharest to Chicago, in June 2026, two years after the first direct flight from Romania's capital city to New York, the airline said in a statement.
The average net salary in Romania reached RON5,539 in June 2025, up 0.6% from the previous month and 7% from June 2024, in line with statistics board (INS) data.
Romania’s industrial producer price index (PPI) inched 0.28% lower in June 2025 compared to June 2024, as per data from the country's statistical office, INS.
Romania’s unemployment rate remained unchanged at 5.8% in June 2025 compared with May 2025, data from the country’s statistical office INS show on Thursday (July 31, 2025).
Mioveni and Craiova car plants churned out 53,035 units in June, up 15.2% from the same month of 2024, in line with data provided by Romania carmakers’ association ACAROM.
Financial analysts’ economic confidence weakened significantly in June, in line with the macroeconomic confidence index published monthly by CFA Romania, the association of financial analysts.