UPDATE – Inflation rate

The latest forecast on inflation in Romania by the country's Central Bank

Newsroom, 12.08.2025, 14:28

RATE The governor of Romania’s Central Bank, Mugur Isarescu has today presented the quarterly report over inflation in Romania. The bank has revised its inflation forecast for the end of the year, from a previous 4.6% up to 8.8%. According to the governor, the inflation will be reaching its peak in September, when the rate is expected somewhere around 9.6-9.7% but will go down under 3.5% towards the end of 2026. Isarescu has underlined that in order to avoid a recession this year against the latest measures of fiscal consolidation a stepped–up absorption of EU funds is essential. According to the National Institute for Statistics, in July this year the annual inflation rate went up to 7.84% from a 5.7% a month ago against the growing prices in food and non-food products as well as in services. We recall that food prices in Romania went up by roughly 8%, prices for services grew by more than 7 percent and non-food products over 8%.

(bill)