10.05.2012

The total monthly average income in Romania stood at 2,396 lei (EUR527) per household and at RON833 per capita, while the total monthly average household spending stood at RON2,155 in the second more

10.05.2012

Romania spent 2.7 billion lei (EUR619 million) in the research-development sector in 2011, accounting for 0.48% of the gross domestic product, up 0.01 percentage points compared to 2010, the more

09.25.2012

Romania's unemployment rate stood at 6.9% in the second quarter, down from 7.6% in the first quarter and from 7.2% in the second quarter of 2011, seasonally adjusted data from the statistics institute more

09.11.2012

Romanian adjusted industrial production inched up 1.1% in July compared with a month earlier, on higher output in most sectors, the country’s statistics institute INS said Tuesday. more

09.11.2012

Romanian consumer prices rose 0.51% on the month in August, on higher prices across the board, while the annual inflation accelerated for a third straight month to 3.88%, the statistics institute INS more

09.10.2012

Romania’s trade deficit widened slightly to EUR5.32 billion in the first seven months of 2012, from EUR5.28 billion in the year-earlier period, the country’s statistics institute INS said Monday. more

09.07.2012

Romanian industrial new orders fell 12% on the month in July, on lower demand in all sectors, the statistics institute INS said Friday. more

09.07.2012

Romanian industrial sales inched up 0.5% in July from a month earlier, supported by higher demand in the manufacturing sector, the country’s statistics institute INS said Friday. more

09.07.2012

Romanian energy output decreased 2% on the year to 13.32 million tons of oil equivalent in the first seven months, on falling production in the hydropower and nuclear sectors, official data showed more

09.06.2012

Romanian construction works fell 4.1% in July from the year-ago month, due to declining activity in all sectors, the statistics institute INS said Thursday. more

09.06.2012

Romania’s second-quarter economic growth was backed by strong development in sectors such as professional, scientific and technical services, constructions, and information and communications, more

09.04.2012

Romanian average net salary inched up 0.3% to 1,556 lei (EUR346) in July, from RON1,552 a month earlier, the statistics institute INS said Tuesday. more

09.04.2012

Romanian adjusted retail sales inched up 0.6% in July compared with a month earlier, largely fueled by growing demand for non-food items, the statistics institute INS said Tuesday. more

09.03.2012

Romanian housing construction fell 9.7% to 16,066 units in the first half from the year-earlier period, on falling activity in both urban and rural areas, the country’s statistics institute INS said more

09.03.2012

Tourist arrivals in Romania rose 12.5% in July from the year-earlier month, while overnight accommodations were up 12% on the year, the statistics institute INS said Monday. more

08.28.2012

Romanian housing permits fell 1.8% to 3,856 units in July, from 3,927 units a month earlier, the country’s statistics institute INS said Tuesday. more

08.08.2012

The Romanian Government increased the budget of the National Statistic Institute, INS, with 11.2 million lei (EUR2.47 million) for processing the data collected at the last national census, according more

07.31.2012

Romania's unemployment rate fell slightly in June to 7.6%, from 7.7% a month earlier, seasonally adjusted data from the statistics institute INS showed Tuesday. more

07.30.2012

Romanian housing permits fell 9.1% to 3,927 units in June, from 4,321 units a month earlier, the country’s statistics institute INS said Monday. more

07.10.2012

Romania’s population decreased by 3,040 people in May 2012, according to data released Tuesday by the National Statistics Institute (INS). more

07.05.2012

Romanian Premier Victor Ponta discharged Thursday two vice-presidents of the National Statistics Institute, INS. more

06.28.2012

Romanian housing permits rose 39.7% to 4,321 units in May, from 3,083 units a month earlier, the country’s statistics institute INS said Thursday. more

06.14.2012

The number of Romanian pensioners was of over 5.5 million in the first quarter of 2012, 97,000 fewer than in the first quarter of 2011 and 24,000 fewer from the fourth quarter of last year, while the more

06.11.2012

Romania’s population has kept its downward trend and decreased by 8,130 people on the month in April 2012, according to data released Monday by the National Statistics Institute (INS). more

06.06.2012

Retail sales – one of the leading indicators of consumption – went up by 3.6% in the first four months compared with the year-earlier period, but they are yet to recoup losses in previous years. more