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In April 2024, the volume of construction works increased, in unadjusted data, by 10.3% compared to March 2024 and was up 8.0% when adjusted to the number of working days and to seasonality, data from the country’s statistical office INS showed on Wednesday (June 19).

Romania's new industrial orders in manufacturing, for the total (on the domestic and external markets) decreased by 3.6%, in nominal terms, in April 2024 compared to March 2024, but increased by 8.5% compared to April 2023, data from the country's statistics board INS showed on Monday (June 17).

Romania’s industrial sales (on the domestic and external markets) inched down 0.3% in nominal terms in April 2024 compared to March 2024, but increased 18.8% versus April 2023, data from the country’s statistical office INS showed on Friday (May 17).

The average net salary in Romania edged up 0.6% in nominal terms in April 2024 compared to March 2024, to 5,217 (EUR1,049), data from the country's statistics board INS showed on Friday (June 14, 2024).

Romania’s industrial production increased by 12.1% in unadjusted data in April 2024 versus April 2023 and by 3.6% when adjusted for seasonality and the number of working days, data from the country’s statistics board INS showed on Thursday (June 13, 2024).

Retail sales volume in Romania (excluding the trade with motor vehicles and motorcycles) increased by 14.6% in unadjusted data and by 9.5% when adjusted for seasonality and number of working days, in April 2024 compared to April 2023, as per data from the country’s statistics institute INS.

Aripi, BCR Pensii, BRD Pensii, Metropolitan Life Pensii Private and NN Pensii are the Pillar II private pension funds that were active on the Bucharest Stock Exchange in April 2024, conducting transactions with listed shares, the data aggregated by ZF show.

Romania's industrial production prices for the total (domestic market and non-domestic market) decreased by 4% in April 2024 compared to April 2023, with the energy industry and the intermediate goods industry seeing price declines of 13% and 3.7%, respectively, data from Romania’s National Statistics Institute INS showed on Tuesday (June 4, 2024).

Romanian authorities issued 3,578 residential building permits in April 2024, 17.8% more than in March 2024 and 33.7% more than in April 2023, data from the country’s statistics board INS showed on Friday (May 30, 2024).

Romania’s unemployment rate stood at 5.3% in April 2024, higher by 0.1 percentage point compared to March 2024, data from the country’s statistics institute INS show on Thursday (May 30, 2024).

Private lending in Romania went up 5.8% to RON391 billion in April 2024 compared with April 2023, central bank data showed on Monday (May 27, 2024).

Prices for old apartments in Brasov rose fast in April by 21% year-on-year to an average of EUR1,930/ square meter, while the average asking price for new apartments reached EUR2,053/ square meter, 8% higher than in April 2023, according to the latest data on Storia, the real estate platform launched by OLX.

Romania's annual inflation decreased to 5.9% in April 2024, compared to 6.6% in March 2024 and 7.2% in February 2024, data from the country's statistics board INS showed on Tuesday (May 14).

New car registrations in Romania increased by 34.5% in April 2024 against the same month of 2023, up to 13,276 units, in line with data provided by Romanian carmakers’ association ACAROM and the General Directorate for Driving Licenses and Vehicles Registration (DGPCI) on May 7, 2024.

Romania's foreign exchange reserves stood at EUR62.5 billion at the end of April 2024, lower by EUR1.7 billion compared with EUR64.2 billion on March 31, 2024, central bank data showed on Thursday (May 2, 2024).

Romania's Finance Ministry raised RON961 million from banks on Monday (April 29), selling government paper in two auctions, at annual average yields of 6.14% and 6.57%, respectively.

Romania's Finance Ministry raised RON1.39 billion from banks on Thursday (April 25), selling government paper in two auctions, at annual average yields of 6.24% and 6.82%, respectively.

Romania's Finance Ministry raised RON600.5 million from banks on Thursday (April 18, 2024) selling government bonds with a value of RON600 million due in 2030, at an annual average yield of 6.61%.

Romania's Finance Ministry raised RON512.6 million from banks on Monday (April 15, 2024), selling benchmark bonds, above the planned value of RON400 million, due in April 2028, at an annual average yield of 6.25%.

Romania's Finance Ministry raised RON580 million from banks on Thursday (April 11, 2024), selling benchmark bonds, above the planned value of RON400 million due in April 2031, at an annual average yield of 6.59%.