Food and non-alcoholic beverages inflation in Romania skyrocketed between 2022 and mid-2023, peaking at 23 percent in January 2023. On the other hand, the lowest inflation rate was recorded in April 2021, having reached negative 0.2 percent. In November 2024, the HICP of food and non-alcoholic beverages amounted to five percent.
Harmonized index of consumer prices (HICP) of food and non-alcoholic beverages in Romania from January 2019 to November 2024
Characteristic
Inflation rate (YoY change)
Nov '24
5%
Oct '24
4.6%
Sep '24
4.7%
Aug '24
4.1%
Jul '24
0.7%
Jun '24
-0.1%
May '24
0.1%
Apr '24
1%
Mar '24
1.7%
Feb '24
3.6%
Jan '24
4.8%
Dec '23
4.9%
Nov '23
5.9%
Oct '23
7.8%
Sep '23
9.5%
Aug '23
11%
Jul '23
16.2%
Jun '23
18%
May '23
18.8%
Apr '23
20%
Mar '23
22%
Feb '23
22.7%
Jan '23
23%
Dec '22
22.7%
Nov '22
22.3%
Oct '22
21.4%
Sep '22
19.9%
Aug '22
19.1%
Jul '22
16.8%
Jun '22
15.3%
May '22
15.1%
Apr '22
14.5%
Mar '22
11.8%
Feb '22
9.3%
Jan '22
7.5%
Dec '21
6.9%
Nov '21
6.2%
Oct '21
5.2%
Sep '21
4.1%
Aug '21
2.1%
Jul '21
1.7%
Jun '21
1.5%
May '21
0.7%
Apr '21
-0.2%
Mar '21
0.8%
Feb '21
2.2%
Jan '21
2.5%
Dec '20
2.9%
Nov '20
3.6%
Oct '20
4.2%
Sep '20
5%
Aug '20
5.6%
Jul '20
5.8%
Jun '20
5.4%
May '20
5.1%
Apr '20
5.8%
Mar '20
5%
Feb '20
3.9%
Jan '20
4.9%
Dec '19
5.5%
Nov '19
5.4%
Oct '19
4.5%
Sep '19
4.5%
Aug '19
5.9%
Jul '19
6.2%
Jun '19
6.1%
May '19
6.7%
Apr '19
6.5%
Mar '19
5.8%
Feb '19
5.8%
Jan '19
4.8%
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According to the source, the Harmonized Indices of Consumer Prices (HICP) measure changes in the prices of consumer goods and services over time. These indices provide comparable measures of inflation.
The figures represent the annual rate of change.
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Eurostat. (December 18, 2024). Harmonized index of consumer prices (HICP) of food and non-alcoholic beverages in Romania from January 2019 to November 2024 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 06, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1461713/romania-food-and-non-alcoholic-beverages-inflation-rate/
Eurostat. "Harmonized index of consumer prices (HICP) of food and non-alcoholic beverages in Romania from January 2019 to November 2024." Chart. December 18, 2024. Statista. Accessed April 06, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1461713/romania-food-and-non-alcoholic-beverages-inflation-rate/
Eurostat. (2024). Harmonized index of consumer prices (HICP) of food and non-alcoholic beverages in Romania from January 2019 to November 2024. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 06, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1461713/romania-food-and-non-alcoholic-beverages-inflation-rate/
Eurostat. "Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices (Hicp) of Food and Non-alcoholic Beverages in Romania from January 2019 to November 2024." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Dec 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1461713/romania-food-and-non-alcoholic-beverages-inflation-rate/
Eurostat, Harmonized index of consumer prices (HICP) of food and non-alcoholic beverages in Romania from January 2019 to November 2024 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1461713/romania-food-and-non-alcoholic-beverages-inflation-rate/ (last visited April 06, 2025)
Harmonized index of consumer prices (HICP) of food and non-alcoholic beverages in Romania from January 2019 to November 2024 [Graph], Eurostat, December 18, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1461713/romania-food-and-non-alcoholic-beverages-inflation-rate/
