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Consumer price index and inflation rate — INS

Monthly consumer price index (CPI) series, average inflation rate, consumption basket weightings, and price movements across three main groups: food goods, non-food goods, and consumer services.

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Before you use this resource

Data reflects national aggregation by COICOP categories; regional price level discrepancies are not published broken down by county.

Published by: National Institute of Statistics
Source: Public institution
Collection: Public data
Resource type: Dataset
Coverage: Romania; national level
Documented formats: XLS, CSV, PDF
Licence / terms: Rights need checking
API access: Not confirmed in this record
Record review date: 2026-09-07
Last resource update: 2026-08-12
Technical data audit: Not performed
Documentation: Source reviewed

Documentation

Monthly chronological CPI series were directly inspected and downloaded from the National Institute of Statistics portal.

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Getting started

Download monthly consumer price index time series from the dedicated INS portal.
Select the base year for deflation or purchasing power trajectory computations.
Compare domestic CPI trends with the Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) from Eurostat.

Access and checks

Monthly CPI time series across goods and services on INS portal ↗ · XLS
Sample inspected on 2026-09-07

Data dictionary and field schema

Monthly consumer price index schema — INS

Field / Column	Type	Description
`an`	integer	Observation reference year
`luna`	integer	Calendar month (1–12)
`grupa_marfuri`	text	Major basket category (Food, Non-food, Services, Total)
`indice_baza_fixa`	float	Fixed-base price index (reference year 2020 = 100)
`rata_lunara_pct`	float	Monthly price variation percentage vs prior month
`rata_anuala_pct`	float	Annual inflation rate percentage vs same month prior year

Sample real record (JSON)

{
  "an": 2026,
  "luna": 8,
  "grupa_marfuri": "Total general",
  "indice_baza_fixa": 154.28,
  "rata_lunara_pct": 0.35,
  "rata_anuala_pct": 4.82
}

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