Romania annual inflation edged down in June, to 10.4%, from 10.9% in May, data from the country’s statistics office showed on Monday, July 13th.
Romania in the first half of this year manufactured just 247,972 passenger cars, 12.7% fewer than in the year-earlier period. This is the weakest year start of the past five years and in June the decline deepened to 16%.
The National Institute of Statistics (INS) has maintained its estimates about the evolution of GDP in Q1 compared to the data announced in June, with the economy registering a 1.2% decline for the unadjusted series and a decrease of 1.1% for the seasonally adjusted series against the same quarter of 2025.
The average asking price for an old three-room Bucharest apartment in June 2026 reached EUR141,923, up EUR1,615 and 1.1% respectively against May 2026.
Romania's foreign exchange reserves stood at EUR63.5 billion at the end of June 2026, lower than EUR64 billion reported at the end of May 2026, Romania’s central bank has announced on Wednesday, July 2.
New car registrations rose by 52.9% in June 2026 compared with June 2025, while the electrified vehicle segment saw a 72% increase, according to preliminary data published by the Association of Automotive Manufacturers and Importers (APIA) on Wednesday, based on information from the General Directorate For Driving Licenses And Registrations.
Corrugated cardboard manufacturer Vrancart (stock symbol: VNC) has announced in a stock market report on June 24 that the company's deputy General Manager Marius Nica will take over as General Manger starting June 29, 2026.
Romani's finance ministry raised nearly RON1.31 billion from banks on Monday, June 22, selling benchmark bonds in two auctions, considering that total investor demand exceeded RON1.63 billion.
On Monday, June 22, Christian Tour will officially debut on the main market of the Bucharest Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol TRIP, thus becoming the first tour operator listed on the local capital market, according to a press release.
Romania's Finance Ministry raised RON975.1 million from banks on Monday (June 15) by reopening a benchmark bond issue due in July 2030, with the total demand from investors exceeding RON1.35 billion, as per data published by the country's central bank.
Romania's finance ministry has announced that it will carry out a new issue of Fidelis government bonds for retail investors between June 15 and 22, 2026.
The assets of steel giant Liberty Galati, which have not found a buyer at the EUR690 million tender of March, will be put up for sale in a new tender, on June 17, at a new price of EUR444 million.
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.