Romania: macroeconomic indicators monthly 2023

Romania's volume index for industrial production decreased by nearly five percent in February 2023 compared to the corresponding month of the previous year. By contrast, the volume index of the services provided to the population marked the highest growth among other macroeconomic indicators, with the growth rate of almost 22 percent year-over-year.

Year-over-year growth of main macroeconomic indicators in Romania from February 2020 to February 2023

Characteristic	Services provided to the population***	Services rendered mainly to enterprises**	Import**	Construction works***	Wholesale trade**	Export**	Trade and repair of motor vehicles***	Households' consumption*	Services*	Non-farming private sector*	Retail trade***	Industrial production***
Feb 2023	21.9%	17.8%	7.4%	10.4%	7.3%	14.8%	14.6%	11.4%	3.6%	1.6%	3%	-4.7%
Jan 2023	22.9%	19.5%	9.6%	7%	11%	13.7%	20.5%	13.5%	5.6%	2.3%	5.1%	-5.2%
Dec 2022	16.2%	20.6%	11.1%	15.1%	11.8%	9.7%	8.2%	8.9%	4.3%	0.9%	3.6%	-10.2%
Nov 2022	28.5%	27.5%	19%	19.7%	17.5%	21.4%	17.4%	15%	9.9%	6.8%	4.5%	-3.5%
Oct 2022	31.5%	28.6%	27.3%	33.7%	12.9%	24%	11.4%	15.5%	11.2%	10%	4.5%	0.3%
Sep 2022	7.2%	31.8%	33.3%	26%	15.9%	33.6%	10.4%	5.2%	10.2%	8.9%	2.5%	1%
Aug 2022	15.2%	30%	44%	14.4%	20%	35.3%	8.6%	9.1%	11%	7.7%	4.6%	-0.9%
Jul 2022	18.7%	32.2%	29.7%	8.5%	22.8%	27%	-3.5%	8.1%	12.4%	7.5%	2.8%	-2.9%
Jun 2022	26.8%	30.2%	30.5%	7.4%	25.5%	30.1%	0.9%	11.9%	12.5%	7.7%	3.3%	-1.9%
May 2022	36.3%	31.7%	35%	10.3%	31.3%	35.2%	2.1%	18%	15.8%	12.5%	8.1%	6.6%
Apr 2022	52.7%	20.3%	19.3%	-8.6%	22.1%	14.8%	-3.1%	21.4%	9.9%	2.5%	3.6%	-9%
Mar 2022	47.1%	27.4%	24.6%	4%	34.1%	27.6%	7.2%	21.3%	17.7%	10.5%	5.4%	-1.9%
Feb 2022	23.6%	24.3%	23.8%	7.1%	29.4%	22.2%	13.9%	13.3%	14.6%	9.8%	5.5%	0.7%
Jan 2022	40.1%	21.9%	34.6%	9.4%	29.6%	25.4%	9.8%	19.1%	14.9%	10%	5.6%	0.4%
Dec 2021	97.5%	17.7%	28.2%	2.9%	19.8%	31.4%	14.7%	42%	17.6%	11.7%	7.2%	1.9%
Nov 2021	87.3%	17.2%	23.3%	5.3%	26.9%	20.7%	15%	37%	16.9%	11.2%	4.7%	1%
Oct 2021	33.1%	17.1%	13.2%	-15.8%	28.3%	9%	10.7%	15.7%	11.4%	3.1%	4.1%	-8.4%
Sep 2021	44.2%	17.1%	15.8%	-15.4%	29.8%	9.8%	8.1%	22.1%	14.4%	6.3%	8.8%	-4%
Aug 2021	43%	24.2%	24.7%	-4.3%	30.1%	26.6%	13.7%	23.4%	19.9%	12.9%	11.1%	3.3%
Jul 2021	44.7%	16.9%	28%	-3.1%	21.9%	17.3%	14.4%	22.9%	14.8%	9.7%	8.7%	3%
Jun 2021	79.6%	26.4%	32.8%	9.1%	22.8%	27.4%	28.3%	39.3%	25.9%	20.3%	12.1%	12.1%
May 2021	302%	30.1%	54.7%	4.2%	26.9%	53.3%	74.3%	154%	62.8%	47.6%	18.5%	29%
Apr 2021	352%	34.4%	69.5%	14.1%	36.6%	86.2%	107%	191%	77.3%	68.6%	42.8%	67.8%
Mar 2021	27.3%	10.4%	20.1%	2.8%	6.5%	17.5%	34.7%	20.5%	10.7%	10.8%	9.2%	13.6%
Feb 2021	-22.7%	0.1%	2.3%	5.2%	4.4%	-5.1%	9.2%	-8.7%	-4.3%	-3.1%	1.4%	-3%
Jan 2021	-34.7%	1%	-8.9%	-5.4%	5.8%	-4.8%	7.8%	-14.2%	-5.2%	-4.2%	1.6%	-1.4%
Dec 2020	-51.1%	11.7%	1.6%	12.7%	8.9%	0.1%	-0.9%	-22%	0.1%	1.9%	3.4%	2.7%
Nov 2020	-52.4%	7.9%	-0.7%	5%	3%	-2.6%	-7.9%	-23.4%	-3.2%	-2.4%	3.4%	-2.9%
Oct 2020	-34%	3.2%	-4.1%	19.2%	-2.3%	-3.4%	-6.1%	-14.6%	-4%	-1%	4%	-1.2%
Sep 2020	-25.3%	6.8%	-1.5%	20%	2.1%	-3.4%	6.3%	-8.5%	0.1%	2%	4.7%	0.2%
Aug 2020	-22%	0.3%	-8%	13%	2.2%	-10.8%	1.8%	-8.9%	-4.1%	-2.4%	1.6%	-3.8%
Jul 2020	-24.4%	0.8%	-13.2%	13.4%	3.7%	-8.5%	0.9%	-8.6%	-3.7%	-2.9%	5.1%	-6.5%
Jun 2020	-44.6%	-0.7%	-10.8%	10.4%	2.8%	-11.8%	-6.8%	-19.5%	-7.8%	-7%	2.9%	-11%
May 2020	-77.7%	-10.5%	-34.1%	10.6%	-9.3%	-36.4%	-34.6%	-41.4%	-21%	-20.8%	-5.5%	-30.3%
Apr 2020	-83.3%	-7.7%	-32.3%	11.4%	-8.8%	-39.8%	-45.1%	-51.1%	-22.3%	-24.1%	-19.4%	-38.6%
Mar 2020	-40.1%	9.6%	-7.1%	33.1%	15.7%	-8.7%	-13.6%	-17.8%	0.3%	-1%	4.1%	-12.7%
Feb 2020	9.8%	16.9%	4.7%	24.6%	12.9%	4.9%	3.4%	10.7%	12.4%	8.9%	13.8%	-2.4%