Bucharest, September 11, 2025 – RBJ – Today’s press exploded when it received information from the National Institute of Statistics/INS (insse.ro) regarding the inflation level in August. Although this public institution is becoming less and less credible and reliable, due to the laziness with which it writes its statistical commentaries, it is the only one that can transmit the status of important economic indicators. As in other situations, the INS dissipates elliptical information, without a clear outline of their significance.
In the case of inflation, perhaps it was appropriate for the INS to specify that although the National Bank of Romania keeps the exchange rate of the national currency in check, in order to curb price increases for imported products, the Romanian Government has ratified measures in recent months that encourage the increase in consumer prices and services. Some increases are apocalyptic, for example, in August 2025, the price of electricity increased by 65.73% compared to August 2024, fresh fruit was 41.73% more expensive.
The annual inflation rate in August 2025, compared to August 2024, was 9.9%, according to data from the National Institute of Statistics (INS). The annual inflation rate in July, compared to July 2024, was 7.8%.
“The consumer price index in August 2025 compared to July 2025 was 102.10%. The inflation rate since the beginning of the year (August 2025 compared to December 2024) was 8.1%. The annual inflation rate in August 2025 compared to August 2024 was 9.9%,” according to INS data.
The average rate of change in consumer prices in the last 12 months (September 2024 – August 2025) compared to the previous 12 months (September 2023 – August 2024) was 5.7%.
The Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices in August 2025 compared to July 2025 was 102.09%. The annual inflation rate in August 2025 compared to August 2024 calculated on the basis of the Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) was 8.5%.
The average rate of change in consumer prices in the last 12 months (September 2024 – August 2025) compared to the previous 12 months (September 2023 – August 2024) determined on the basis of the HICP was 5.6%.
Food products increased in price by 8.92% in August 2025 compared to August 2024, and by 1.63% compared to July 2025. In this category, the most expensive were fresh fruits, by 41.73% in August 2025 compared to August 2024, and they became cheaper by 5.13% compared to July 2025. Also, potatoes became cheaper by 9.36% in August 2025 compared to August 2024, and by 5.67% compared to July 2025.
Non-food products increased in price by 10.48% in August 2025 compared to August 2024, and by 2.10% compared to July 2025. Electricity became the most expensive in this category, by 65.73%, in August 2025 compared to August 2024, and by 2.56% compared to July 2025.
Services increased in price by 9.85%, in August 2025 compared to August 2024, and by 2.87% compared to July 2025. Here, hygiene and cosmetic services increased the most, by 19.27%, in August 2025 compared to August 2024, and by 5.62% compared to July 2025, as well as CFR tickets, by 18.59%, in August 2025 compared to August 2024, and by 1.43% compared to July 2025.
