Romania Producer Inflation Eases to 4-Month Low

2026-09-02 06:24 By Erika Ordonez 1 min. read

Romania’s producer inflation rose by 8.75% year-on-year in July 2026, easing from an upwardly revised and over three-year high of 13.13% in the previous month.

This marked the lowest reading since March, as price growth slowed sharply for electricity, gas, steam, and air-conditioning supply (6.22% vs 23.32% in June).

In contrast, costs continued to increase for mining and quarrying (10.24% vs 8.25%) and manufacturing (9.65% vs 9.09%), mostly in food products (3.35%), leather and related products (6.11%), paper and paper products (5.35%), coke and refined petroleum products (44.86%), chemicals and chemical products (16.56%), basic metals (12.30%), computer, electronic and optical products (11.58%), and electrical equipment (9.13%).

Water supply, sewerage, waste management, and remediation activities also edged up (14.73% vs 14.20%).

On a monthly basis, producer prices rose 0.69% in July, inching down from 0.84% in the preceding period.



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Romania Producer Inflation Eases to 4-Month Low
Romania’s producer inflation rose by 8.75% year-on-year in July 2026, easing from an upwardly revised and over three-year high of 13.13% in the previous month. This marked the lowest reading since March, as price growth slowed sharply for electricity, gas, steam, and air-conditioning supply (6.22% vs 23.32% in June). In contrast, costs continued to increase for mining and quarrying (10.24% vs 8.25%) and manufacturing (9.65% vs 9.09%), mostly in food products (3.35%), leather and related products (6.11%), paper and paper products (5.35%), coke and refined petroleum products (44.86%), chemicals and chemical products (16.56%), basic metals (12.30%), computer, electronic and optical products (11.58%), and electrical equipment (9.13%). Water supply, sewerage, waste management, and remediation activities also edged up (14.73% vs 14.20%). On a monthly basis, producer prices rose 0.69% in July, inching down from 0.84% in the preceding period.
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