Economy | 19 February, 2025 at 1:15 PM
NSI: Job vacancies up in Q4 2024 compared to the same period in 2023
About 18% of the total number of vacancies was concentrated in manufacturing (6,300 vacancies) and the rate was 0.59%.
About 18% of the total number of vacancies was concentrated in manufacturing (6,300 vacancies) and the rate was 0.59%.
On a gross basis, compared with the same quarter in 2023, GDP in the fourth quarter of 2024 increased by 0.7%.
According to data presented in November 2024 by the governor of the National Bank of Romania (NBR), Mugur Isărescu, the inflation forecast for the end of 2025 is estimated at 3.5%.
Average gross earnings were RON 8,825 in November, RON 213 (+2.5%) higher than in the previous month.
The consumer price index in December 2024 compared to November 2024 was up by 0.29%.
On the seasonally adjusted series, the estimated GDP for the third quarter of 2024 was RON 446.176 billion at current prices.
By gender, the unemployment rate for males exceeded that for females by 0.5 percentage points (the values were 5.5% for males and 5% for females).
In the December 2024 business cycle survey, managers in the manufacturing industry forecast a moderate decrease in the volume of production for the next three months.
The World Bank revised down Romania's 2026 growth forecast to 1.3%, compared to the 1.9% predicted in June 2025 and 2.6% estimated in January 2025.
Banks in Central Eastern South-Eastern Europe report improving trends, with credit demand remaining robust, particularly from companies, while banks anticipate improvement in credit supply following a period of contraction.
Agroland Business System has completed the acquisition of Avirom, a Romanian company specialising in day-old chick and duckling production.
Enery has started construction of the Ogrezeni hybrid renewable energy project in Giurgiu County, Romania.
Romania's inflation remained at 9.7% at the end of 2025, with mixed pressures across different spending categories in December.