Romanian industrial prices surge 8% in October

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Industrial production prices (domestic and external markets) increased by 8% in October 2025 compared to the same period in 2024, according to data published by Romania's National Institute of Statistics (INS).

The official statistics show significant price increases across several sectors during this period. The energy industry led with a 16.59% rise, followed by consumer goods industry at 6.21%, durable goods industry at 4.91%, intermediate goods industry at 3.7%, and capital goods industry at 2.83%.

By activity domains, electricity and thermal energy production and supply, gas, hot water and air conditioning recorded a price jump of 20.54% in October 2025 compared to the same month last year. Water distribution, sanitation, waste management and decontamination activities reported an 11.48% increase.

Industrial production price indices also rose in the manufacturing industry by 3.62% and in the extractive industry by 3.41%. On a monthly comparison basis, industrial production prices increased by 1% from September to October 2025.

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