Romania recorded the steepest annual decline in consumption in the European Union for June 2026, as per data from EU’s Statistical Office Eurostat.
Romani's finance ministry raised RON1.17 billion on the domestic market on Thursday, August 6, selling government paper in two auctions, with total investor demand exceeding RON1.8 billion..
Retail sales volume in Romania (excluding the trade with motor vehicles and motorcycles) fell by 5.6% in unadjusted data and by 5.7% when adjusted for seasonality and number of working days in January-June 2026 compared to the same period of 2025, the country’s statistical office INS said on Thursday (August 5).