The annual inflation rate fell to 6.17% in August, from 8.16% in July, as prices of services rose by 11.28%, non-food goods by 6.36% and food goods by 2.62%, according to data published on Friday by the National Institute of Statistics (INS).

‘The consumer price index in August 2026 compared with July 2026 was 100.22%. The inflation rate from the beginning of the year (August 2026 compared with December 2025) was 4.6%. The annual inflation rate in August 2026 compared with August 2025 was 6.2%. The average rate of change in consumer prices over the last 12 months (September 2025 – August 2026) compared with the previous 12 months (September 2024 – August 2025) was 9.5%,’ INS said in a statement.

According to the cited source, the harmonised index of consumer prices in August 2026 compared with July 2026 was 100.26%. The annual inflation rate in August 2026 compared with August 2025, calculated on the basis of the harmonised index of consumer prices (HICP), was 6.3%. The average rate of change in consumer prices over the last 12 months (September 2025 – August 2026) compared with the previous 12 months (September 2024 – August 2025), calculated on the basis of the HICP, was 8.6%.

The National Bank of Romania (BNR) revised upwards its inflation forecast for the end of 2026, to 6.1% from 5.5% previously, and expects it to reach 3.4% at the end of 2027, compared with 2.9% previously, according to data presented in August by BNR Governor Mugur Isărescu.

Source: AGERPRES