Romania's annual inflation stagnated at 9.4% in August 2023, a level similar with the one reported in July 2022, data from the country's statistics board INS showed on Wednesday (September 13).
The asking prices of old three-room apartments in Bucharest increased in August after a slight decline in July.
Romania's foreign exchange reserves stood at EUR53.90 billion at the end of August 2023, close to the EUR53.93 billion level reported at the end of July 2023, central bank data showed on Friday (September 1).
Romania's Finance Ministry raised RON678 million from banks on Monday (August 28), selling government paper with a nominal value of RON500 million at an annual average yield of 6.76%.
Romania's Finance Ministry raised RON674 million from banks on Monday (August 21), selling government paper with a nominal value of RON500 million due in October 2028, at an annual average yield of 6.69%.
Romania's Finance Ministry raised RON906.7 million from banks on Thursday (August 17), selling government paper in two auctions, at annual average yields of 6.21% and 6.99%.
Romania's Finance Ministry raised RON525 million from banks on Thursday (August 10), selling government paper maturing in 2026, at an annual average yield of 6.58%.
Romania's Finance Ministry raised RON410 million from banks on Monday (August 7), selling government paper maturing in February 2038, at an annual average yield of 6.9%.
Romania's Finance Ministry raised RON438 million from banks on Thursday (August 3), selling government paper in two auctions, at annual average yields of 6.64% and 6.74%.
Retail turnover, a barometer for private consumption, declined by 3.6% in gross series in September from August amid falling sales of foodstuffs, beverages and tobacco (by 8.3%, fuel (by 2.2%) and non-food items (by 0.4%), in line with data from the country’s statistics board INS.
In August 2022, the volume of construction works rose, in unadjusted data, by 15.7% as compared to August 2021 and was up 15.6% when adjusted to the number of working days and to seasonality, data from the country’s statistics board INS showed on Wednesday (Oct 19).
The average net salary in Romania decreased by 1.1% in nominal terms in August 2022 compared with July 2022, to 3,933 lei (EUR797), data from the country's statistics board INS showed on Wednesday (October 12).
Industrial production prices for the domestic and non-domestic markets grew by 53% in August 2022 versus August 2021, data from Romania’s statistics board INS showed on Tuesday (Oct 3).
Romania’s unemployment rate stood at 5.1% in August 2022, lower by 0.1 percentage points than 5.2% in July 2022, data from the country’s statistics institute INS shows on Friday (Sept 30).
Private lending in Romania grew by 15.9% in August 2022 compared with August 2021 to RON359 billion, as local currency lending increased by 16.8% and foreign currency lending expressed in lei by 13.8%, central bank data showed on Friday.
Capital city of Bucharest registered 13,270 jobless people (of whom 6,926 women) at the end of August 2022, taking the unemployment rate to 1.08%, data from the Bucharest Municipal Employment Agency showed on Tuesday (Sept 20).
The number of real estate deals in Romania stood at 58,386 in August 2022, 1,076 more than in July 2022, data from the national cadaster agency ANCPI showed on Thursday (Sept 8).
Prices of Bucharest’s old three-room apartments dropped, on average, by EUR150 or 0.1% in August month-on-month, to EUR109,100, shows ZF real estate index compiled with real estate consultancy SVN Romania.
New car registrations in Romania decreased by 22.26% to a total 12,538 units in August 2022 versus August 2021, data from the association of automotive manufacturers in Romania (ACAROM) and of Romania’s General Directorate for Driving Licenses and Car Registration (DRPCIV) showed Friday.
Romania's foreign exchange reserves increased to EUR42.8 billion in August 2022, higher by EUR83 million than in July 2022, central bank data showed on Thursday (September 1).