The Bucharest HQ of the National Institute of Statistics. Photo by Nataliia Sokolovska/Shutterstock.com

On year-on-year basis, GDP growth accelerated to a seasonally adjusted 4.2% in the fourth quarter from 3.2% in the preceding period.

On an unadjusted basis, GDP growth improved to 4.3% from 3%, the Bucharest-based INS said on April 7.