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Romania’s industrial sales (on the domestic and external markets) dropped by 4.3% in nominal terms in January 2026 compared with January 2025, data from the country’s statistical office INS showed on Wednesday, March 25.
The volume of construction works in Romania fell by 2.4% in unadjusted data and by 0.9% when adjusted for the number of working days and seasonality, in January 2026 compared to the same month of 2025, data from Romania’s statistical office INS show on Thursday, March 19.
Romania's energy output decreased by an annual 1.8% to 1.408 million tons of oil equivalent (TOE) in January 2026, the country's statistical office INS announced on Tuesday (March 17), citing provisional data.
Romania's current account deficit decreased to EUR977 million in January 2026, lower by EUR55 million than the EUR1.03 billion level reported in January 2025, central bank data showed on Monday (March 17, 2026).
Romania's industrial output decreased by 3.9% in unadjusted data in January 2026 compared with January 2025 and was down 3.8% when adjusted for the number of working days and seasonality, data from the country's statistical office INS showed on Friday, March 13.
The average net salary in Romania stood at RON5,518 (EUR1,082) in January 2026, higher by 3.6% than in January 2025, data from the country's statistical office INS showed on Friday, March 13.
Romania's trade balance posted a deficit of EUR2.32 billion in January 2026, lower by 15.5% (-EUR425 million) than the level recorded in January 2025, data from the country's statistical office INS showed on Thursday (March 12).
Retail sales volume in Romania (excluding the trade with motor vehicles and motorcycles) fell by 9.1% in unadjusted data and by 6.5% when adjusted for seasonality and number of working days, in January 2026 compared to January 2025, the country’s statistical office INS said on Wednesday (March 11).
Romania's unemployment rate stood at 6% in January 2026, lower by 0.1 percentage points than in December 2025, the country's statistical office INS has announced on Wednesday, March 4.
The Macroeconomic Confidence Index of CFA Romania Association posted substantial growth, of 10.4 points, in January, amid improved economic expectations and perception about current conditions.
Romania posted the highest annual inflation rate under the Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices (HICP), among European Union (EU) Member States, at 8.5%, in January 2026, data from the European statistical office Eurostat showed on Wednesday, February 25.
Romania private lending went up by 6.6% in January against the first month of last year, to a total amount of RON446 billion, after RON-denominated loans climbed by 3.8% and the foreign currency ones, expressed in lei, rose by 13.2%, in line with central bank data.
Romania’s annual inflation rate inched down to 9.6% in January 2026 after having ended 2025 at 9.7% in December, data from the country’s statistics office INS showed on Monday, February 16.
The average asking price for an old 3-room Bucharest apartment continued to climb in January 2026, reaching EUR136,538, EUR769 more than in December 2025, the equivalent of a 0.5% monthly increase.
Ford Otosan Craiova manufactured 17,995 vehicles in January 2026, up 4% from the 17,298 units churned out in January 2025.
Romania's foreign exchange reserves stood at EUR65.8 billion at the end of January 2026, higher by EUR1 billion than the EUR64.8 billion level reported on December 31, 2025, Romania’s central bank announced on Monday (Feb 2, 2026).
New car registrations in Romania decreased by 33.5% to 7,927 units in January 2026 compared with the same period of 2025, data from Romanian carmakers’ association ACAROM show on Monday (February 2).
The BCR Romania Manufacturing PMI index, which assesses the state of the manufacturing industry in accordance with Standard &Poor’s standards, inched down to 48.1 in January 2026, from 48.9 in December 2025, which signals an accelerating decline in manufacturing conditions as it remained below the neutral mark for the 19th consecutive month, a report by Erste Group published on Monday (Feb 2) shows.
Romania's Finance Ministry raised RON3 billion from banks on Monday (January 26), selling government paper in three auctions, at annual average yields of 6.22%, 6.01% and 6.67%, respectively.
Communication and brand marketing agency Graffiti Plus (GRF+) on Thursday, January 22nd is set to open the newly issued shares offering, available within the pre-listing private placement round addressed to retail investors.
