The annual inflation rate rose to 6.61% in September, from 6.17% in August, as services prices increased by 11.12%, non-food goods prices by 7.06% and food prices by 3%, according to data released on Tuesday by the National Institute of Statistics (INS).
'The consumer price index was 100.77% in August 2026 against in September 2026. The inflation rate since the beginning of the year (September 2026 compared with December 2025) was 5.4%. The annual inflation rate in September 2026 compared with September 2025 was 6.6%. The average rate of change in consumer prices over the last 12 months (October 2025 - September 2026) compared with the previous 12 months (October 2024 - September 2025) was 9.2%,' the INS press release said, agerpres reports.
According to the same source, the Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) stood at 100.76% in August 2026 compared with September 2026. The annual inflation rate calculated on the basis of the HICP was 6.5% in September 2026 compared with September 2025. The average rate of change in consumer prices calculated on the basis of the HICP, was 8.4% over the last 12 months (October 2025 - September 2026) compared with the previous 12 months (October 2024 - September 2025).
The National Bank of Romania (BNR) revised upwards its inflation forecast for the end of 2026 to 6.1%, from the previous estimate of 5.5%, and expects inflation to fall to 3.4% by the end of 2027, compared with its earlier forecast of 2.9%, according to data presented in August by BNR (National Bank of Romania) Governor Mugur Isarescu.
