Romania Producer Inflation Highest in Over 3 Years

Romania’s producer inflation climbed 12.69% year-on-year in June 2026, following a downwardly revised 11.86% rise in the previous month and marking the highest reading since March 2023. Prices accelerated in the manufacturing sector (9.09% vs 8.89% in May), driven by faster inflation in beverages, tobacco, textiles, wearing apparel, wood and wood products, paper and paper products, chemicals and chemical products, rubber and plastic products, fabricated metal products, electrical equipment, and machinery and equipment not elsewhere classified. Additionally, costs increased at a faster pace in mining and quarrying (8.25% vs 7.79%), electricity, gas, steam, and air-conditioning supply (23.32% vs 21.33%), and water supply, sewerage, waste management, and remediation activities (14.2% vs 13.74%). On a monthly basis, producer prices rose 0.84% in June 2026, easing from 1.41% in the previous month.

Romania’s producer inflation climbed 12.05% year-on-year in May 2026, following an upwardly revised 10.34% rise in the previous month, marking the highest reading since April 2023. Prices accelerated in the manufacturing sector (8.89% vs 8.29% in April), driven by faster inflation in beverages; tobacco; textiles; wearing apparel; chemicals and chemical products; basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations; rubber and plastic products; other non-metallic mineral products; basic metals; motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers; and furniture. Additionally, costs increased faster in mining and quarrying (7.79% vs 4.31%) and electricity, gas, steam, and air-conditioning supply (21.33% vs 16.35%), while prices edged up in water supply, sewerage, waste management, and remediation activities (13.74% vs 13.52%). On a monthly basis, producer prices rose 1.41% in May 2026, easing slightly from 1.70% in the previous month.

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.