Romania Producer Inflation Rises Faster in March

Romania’s annual producer inflation climbed 10.32% year-on-year in April 2026, following a downwardly revised 6.82% rise in the previous month, marking the highest reading since April 2023. Prices accelerated in the manufacturing sector (8.29% vs 5.87% in March), driven by faster inflation in beverages; coke and refined petroleum products; chemicals and chemical products; basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations; rubber and plastic products; basic metals; fabricated metal products (except machinery and equipment); computer, electronic and optical products; and machinery and equipment. Additionally, costs increased faster in mining and quarrying (4.31% vs 3.52%) and electricity, gas, steam, and air-conditioning supply (16.35% vs 9.89%). Meanwhile, price increases in water supply, sewerage, waste management, and remediation activities moderated (13.52% vs 13.75%). On a monthly basis, producer prices rose by 1.70% in April 2026 from 1.26% in the previous month.

Romania’s annual producer inflation climbed 6.96% year-on-year in March 2026, following an eight-month low of 2.99% in the previous month. Prices accelerated in the manufacturing sector (5.87% vs 3.77% in February), driven by faster inflation in food products, beverages, wood and wood products, coke and petroleum products, chemicals and chemical products, basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations, basic metals, fabricated metal products (except machinery and equipment), and machinery and equipment. At the same time, electricity, gas, steam, and air-conditioning supply rose much faster (9.89% vs 1.16%), while costs for mining and quarrying rebounded (3.52% vs 1.80%). Meanwhile, price increases in water supply, sewerage, waste management, and remediation activities moderated (13.75% vs 14.28%). On a monthly basis, producer prices rose by 1.26% in March 2026, reversing a 1.09% fall in the previous period.

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.