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The annual inflation rate rose to 3.2% in April this year, from 3.1% in March, given that the price of non-food goods rose by 5.21%, food goods by 0.76%, and services by 2.61%, according to data published on Thursday by the National Institute of Statistics (INS), agerpres reports.
According to the INS, the harmonized index of consumer prices in April 2021, compared to March 2021, is 100.42%. The annual inflation rate in April 2021 compared to April 2020 calculated on the basis of the Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) is 2.7%. The average rate of consumer prices in the last 12 months (May 2020 - April 2021) compared to the previous 12 months (May 2019 - April 2020) determined on the basis of the HICP is 2.2%.
The National Bank of Romania (BNR) estimates inflation at 2% at the end of the first quarter of this year, 2.2% at the end of the second quarter and 2.4% at the end of the third quarter. At the end of the year, inflation is estimated at 2.5%.
