Romania’s producer inflation rose by 3% year-on-year in February 2026, easing from a downwardly revised 7.72% increase in the previous month. This marked the lowest reading in eight months, as price growth slowed sharply for electricity, gas, steam, and air-conditioning supply (1.16% vs 19.38% in January), while costs fell further for mining and quarrying (-1.8% vs -0.31%). On the other hand, prices rose for water supply, sewerage, waste management, and remediation activities (14.28% vs 12.98%) and manufacturing (3.77% vs 3.75), lifted by price increases in food products (+3.39%), beverages (+5.25%), tobacco products (+5.69%), and wearing apparel (+7.88%). On a monthly basis, producer prices fell by 1.09% in February, following a 2.15% gain in the preceding period. source: Institutul National de Statistica

Producer Prices in Romania increased 3 percent in February of 2026 over the same month in the previous year. Producer Prices Change in Romania averaged 8.16 percent from 2005 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 52.34 percent in December of 2005 and a record low of -8.00 percent in March of 2024. This page provides the latest reported value for - Romania Producer Prices Change - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Romania Producer Prices Change - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on April of 2026.

Producer Prices in Romania increased 3 percent in February of 2026 over the same month in the previous year. Producer Prices Change in Romania is expected to be 3.90 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Romania Producer Prices Change is projected to trend around 3.00 percent in 2027 and 2.70 percent in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-03-03 07:00 AM
PPI YoY
Jan 7.81% 5.81% 6.4%
2026-04-02 06:00 AM
PPI YoY
Feb 3% 7.72% 6.1%
2026-05-05 06:00 AM
PPI YoY
Mar 3% 4.7%

Components Last Previous Unit Reference
Inflation Rate YoY 9.30 9.60 percent Feb 2026

Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Consumer Price Index CPI 283.55 281.88 points Feb 2026
CPI Transportation 99.12 99.84 points Feb 2026
Food Inflation 7.89 7.86 percent Feb 2026
Inflation Rate MoM 0.59 0.86 percent Feb 2026
Producer Prices 156.64 156.09 points Dec 2025
PPI YoY 3.00 7.72 percent Feb 2026


Romania Producer Prices Change
Producer prices change refers to year over year change in price of goods and services sold by manufacturers and producers in the wholesale market during a given period.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
3.00 7.72 52.34 -8.00 2005 - 2026 percent Monthly
2021=100

News Stream
Romania Producer Inflation Eases to 8-Month Low
Romania’s producer inflation rose by 3% year-on-year in February 2026, easing from a downwardly revised 7.72% increase in the previous month. This marked the lowest reading in eight months, as price growth slowed sharply for electricity, gas, steam, and air-conditioning supply (1.16% vs 19.38% in January), while costs fell further for mining and quarrying (-1.8% vs -0.31%). On the other hand, prices rose for water supply, sewerage, waste management, and remediation activities (14.28% vs 12.98%) and manufacturing (3.77% vs 3.75), lifted by price increases in food products (+3.39%), beverages (+5.25%), tobacco products (+5.69%), and wearing apparel (+7.88%). On a monthly basis, producer prices fell by 1.09% in February, following a 2.15% gain in the preceding period.
2026-04-02
Romania Producer Inflation at 3-Month High
Romania’s annual producer inflation climbed 7.81% year-on-year in January 2026 from a downwardly revised 5.81% increase in the previous month. This marked the highest reading since October, as prices accelerated for electricity, gas, steam, and air-conditioning supply (19.38% vs 10.32% in December 2025) and water supply, sewerage, waste management, and remediation activities (12.98% vs 11.32%). Meanwhile, inflation eased in the manufacturing sector (3.75% vs 4.43%), while prices fell in mining and quarrying (-0.31% vs 1.43%). On a monthly basis, producer prices rose by 2.15% in January 2026 from 0.35% in the preceding period.
2026-03-03
Romania Producer Inflation Climbs in December
Romania’s annual producer inflation climbs 6% year-on-year in December 2025 from a downwardly revised 4.71% in the previous month. Price accelerated for manufacturing (4.43% vs 4.07% in November), mining and quarrying (1.43% vs 0.83%), and electricity, gas, steam, and air-conditioning supply (10.32% vs 6.66%). Meanwhile, costs for water supply, sewerage, waste management, and remediation activities held steady at 11.32%. On a monthly basis, producer prices edged up by 0.35% in December from 0.30% in the preceding period.
2026-02-03