Latest reading: Consumer prices were flat year on year in June, contrasting May’s 0.1% year-on-year decline and market expectations for...
Inflation in Romania
Consumer price inflation in Romania averaged 4.2% in the ten years to 2024, in line with the South-Eastern Europe regional average of 15.2%. The 2024 average figure was 5.6%. For more information on inflation, visit our dedicated page.
Romania Inflation Chart
Note: This chart displays Inflation Rate (CPI, annual variation in %) for Romania from 2014 to 2024.
Source: Macrobond.
Romania Inflation Data
| 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation (CPI, ann. var. %, aop) | 2.6 | 5.0 | 13.7 | 10.5 | 5.6 |
| Inflation (CPI, ann. var. %, eop) | 2.1 | 8.2 | 16.4 | 6.6 | 5.1 |
| Inflation (HICP, ann. var. %, aop) | 2.3 | 4.1 | 12.0 | 9.7 | 5.8 |
| Inflation (Core, ann. var. %, eop) | 3.8 | 4.8 | 13.8 | 8.4 | 6.0 |
| Inflation (PPI, ann. var. %, aop) | 0.0 | 14.9 | 43.6 | 4.7 | -2.2 |
Inflation hits an over one-year high in May
Latest reading: Inflation rose to 5.5% in May from April’s 4.8%, marking the highest inflation rate since April 2024, and exceeding market expectations. The pick-up was broad-based, with greater price pressures recorded for food, non-food goods, and services. Meanwhile, the trend was unchanged, with annual average inflation coming in at April's 5.0%. Lastly, consumer prices increased 0.46% from the previous month in May, accelerating from April's 0.07% increase.
Panelist insight: Commenting on future risks clouding the outlook; ING’s Stefan Posea, stated: “The various measures expected in the fiscal package could bring both inflationary and disinflationary forces ahead, with a net mildly inflationary effect in the short run. Meanwhile, a pick-up in geopolitical risks from the latest events in the Middle East could cancel out some of the downside risks for inflation stemming from the rather low oil prices recorded so far this year.”
Consensus Forecasts and Projections for the next ten years
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