Industrial production prices for the total (domestic market and non-domestic market) grew by 8% in October 2025 compared to October 2024 and by 1% compared to September 2025, data from the country's statistical office INS showed on Wednesday (December 3, 2025).
The unemployment rate in Romania stood at 5.9% in October 2025, based on the seasonally adjusted Eurostat data for October, placing the country below the EU average, which stood at 6.0% for the same month, stable versus September 2025 and up from 5.8% in October 2024.
Romania unemployment rate dropped to 5.9% in October, 0.2% below the September level, with the total number of unemployed people being estimated at 487,300, 10,000 fewer than in September, but 23,600 more than in the year-earlier period, in line with the country's statistics office INS.
M3, the broadest gauge of money supply, increased by a nominal 7.3% to RON758.3 billion (EUR149.1 billion) in October 2025 versus October 2024, per the monthly monetary statistics report released by Romania's central bank, BNR.
Private lending growth continued to slow in October, to 7.1%, with the total amount reaching RON445 billion after the first ten months of the year, as RON-denominated loans rose by 5.4% and foreign currency ones by 11.1%, in line with central bank data.
The macroeconomic confidence index of CFA Romania Association dropped 7.3% in October, as its two components registered significant declines. Thus, the anticipations component slid 7.8 points, to 29.2, while the current conditions one lost 6.3 points to 32.3.
Romania's annual inflation rate remained inched lower to 9.8% in October after peaking at 9.9% in August and September 2025, data from the country's statistical office INS showed on Wednesday (November 12).
Average asking price for an old three-room apartment in Bucharest reached EUR134,923 in October 2025, 1.6% higher than in September or EUR2,231 higher in one month.
The number of companies in Romania that filed for insolvency in October 2025 is almost 35% higher than in the same period of 2024, being registered 989 insolvency cases, according to financial analysis platform RisCo.
Romania's foreign exchange reserves stood at EUR65.34 billion at the end of October 2025, higher by nearly EUR300 million than the EUR65.01 billion level reported on September 30, 2025, Romania’s central bank announced on Monday (November 3, 2025).
Romania's Finance Ministry raised RON887 million from banks on Thursday (October 30), selling bonds at an annual average yield of 6.98%.
Romania's Finance Ministry raised RON1.1 billion from banks on Monday (October 27), selling government paper in two auctions, at annual average yields of 7.11% and 7.10%, respectively.
Romania's Finance Ministry raised RON500 million from banks on Thursday (October 23), selling government paper, at an annual average yield of 7.13%, respectively.
Cold cuts producer Cris-Tim, one of the oldest family businesses in Romania, indirectly held by the Timis family, is starting its initial public offering on Friday, October 17, with the aim of listing on the Bucharest Stock Exchange. The operation is handled by BRD and BCR and is worth up to RON473 million.
Romania's Finance Ministry raised RON500 million from banks on Thursday (October 16), selling benchmark bonds, at an annual average yield of 7.04%.
The three-month ROBOR index, the interbank interest rate used as a reference to calculate variable interests for loans in lei taken out before May 2019, as well as for companies' leu-denominated loans, on Thursday, October 16, slid to 6.41% from 6.46% on the previous day.
Romania's Finance Ministry raised RON1.13 billion from banks on Monday (October 13), selling government paper in two auctions, at annual average yields of 7.27% and 7.31%, respectively.
Romania's Finance Ministry raised RON1 billion from banks on Monday (October 6), selling government paper in two auctions, at annual average yields of 7.34% and 7.37%, respectively.
Romania Finance Ministry has today, October 6, launched the tenth edition of this year’s TEZAUR Treasury bills program, with one, three and five-year maturities and annual interest rates of 6.95%, 7.50% and 7.85%, respectively.
Romania's finance ministry has announced that it will carry out a new issue of Fidelis government bonds for retail investors between October 10 and 17, 2025, which is the ninth Fidelis edition in 2025.