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Romania's current account balance posted a deficit of EUR11.89 billion in January-July 2023, lower than the EUR15.2 billion level reported in the same period of 2022, central bank data showed on Wednesday (September 13, 2023).

New car registrations in Romania grew by 23.3% year-over-year to 87.275 units in January-July 2023, placing the country 14th in the European Union (EU), data from the European Automobile Manufacturers Association (ACEA) and the association of automotive manufacturers in Romania (ACAROM) showed on Wednesday (August 30).

The Bucharest National Airport Company (CNAB), which administers the Henri Coanda (Otopeni) and the Aurel Vlaicu (Baneasa) airports, on Friday said the airline traffic in January-July 2023 exceeded the record high of 2019 in terms of passenger numbers.

Romanian authorities seized more than 80 million contraband cigarettes with a market value of over RON65 million (EUR13 million) in January-July 2023, according to data centralized on www.stopcontrabanda.ro, the only real-time centralizer of contraband cigarette seizures in Romania.

New car registrations in Romania increased by 23% on the year to a total 87,275 units in January-July 2023, data from the association of automotive manufacturers in Romania (ACAROM) showed on Wednesday (August 2).

Romania’s industrial production fell by 1.3% in unadjusted data in January-July 2022 versus the same period of 2021 and by 2.2% when adjusted for seasonality and number of working days, data from the country’s statistics board INS showed Wednesday (Sept 14).

The number of Romanian companies and authorized private individuals (APIs) that filed for insolvency proceedings in the first seven months of 2022 was 11.14% higher than the level reported in the year-earlier period, with a total 3,932 insolvencies being recorded in January-July 2022, as per Trade Register data.

Romania’s industrial production increased by 14% as gross series in January-July 2021 compared to the same period in 2020, and by 15.1% as series adjusted by number of working days and seasonality, the country’s statistics board INS said Tuesday.

Romania's current account balance posted a deficit of EUR9.05 billion in January-July 2021, compared with a deficit of EUR5.35 billion in the same period in 2020, central bank data showed Monday.

Romania's trade balance posted a deficit of EUR12.8 billion in January-July 2021, higher by EUR2.8 billion compared with the first seven months of 2020, data from the country's statistics board showed Thursday.

Romania's general consolidated budget posted a deficit of RON33.97 billion in January-July 2021, or 2.89% of the gross domestic product, lower than RON49.68 billion, or 4.71% of GDP, in the first seven months of 2020, when the economy was mostly shut down by the pandemic, per finance ministry data.