The consumer price index rose 2.8% year-on-year in July, after a 2.6% increase in June. The latest inflation was the highest since March, when it was 3%.
Prices of food products grew 5.57% and those of non-food products rose by 0.88% in July. Services cost increased by 3%. On a monthly basis, consumer prices remained unchanged in July.
Another report from the Bucharest-based statistical agency showed that industrial production declined a seasonally and working-day adjusted 16.2% month-on-month in June.
On an annual basis, industrial production declined 14.3% in June. On an unadjusted basis, industrial production grew 19% monthly in June and declined 11.3% from a year ago.