Annual inflation rate fell to 15.1%
The annual inflation rate in January fell to 15.1% from 16.4% in December last year, according to INS data, published today. On the other hand, consumer prices rose slightly in the same period, on the background of the cheaper non-food goods by almost one percent, but also the price increase of food goods by 1.5% and services by almost 2%. Compared to January last year, the price of food goods increased by almost 22.5%, non-food goods by approximately 12%, and services by over 10%. The National Bank expects the annual inflation rate to decrease faster than previously anticipated, especially starting from the 3rd quarter of the current year. The drop would come amid the extension of energy price cap and offset schemes until March 2025 and their reconfiguration at the start of the year.
The average price of a liter of petrol increased by 3.6% compared to last month, although in the last week it registered a small decrease
The average price of a liter of gasoline increased by 3.6% compared to last month, although in the last week it registered a small decrease. In Bucharest, the price for a liter of standard gasoline varies between 6.51 and 6.63 lei. In the case of diesel, the average price of a liter decreased by 1.7% in the last 30 days; rates in Bucharest are between 7.34 and 7.41 lei. During this period, Romania ranks fourth in the European Union among the countries with the cheapest gasoline and third in terms of the lowest diesel price.
Two planes will take off from Otopeni with material goods for the Syrians affected by the earthquake in Turkey
Two planes of the Romanian Air Force will take off today from Base 90 in Otopeni, with material goods donated by the Romanian state for the Syrians affected by the powerful earthquake eight days ago in Turkey. One of the aircraft will arrive in Gaziantep, Turkey, and the other will land at the airport of the Lebanese city of Beirut. The aid will arrive by land in Syria after the government in Damascus approved the opening of two new border crossings with Turkey for the passage of humanitarian aid. The European Union has activated the civil protection mechanism and is sending aid and allocating funds to the victims of the earthquake that also severely affected Syria, where aid is more difficult to reach because this country is subject to international sanctions. The toll from the February 6 earthquake exceeded 37,000 dead, with nearly 32,000 in Turkey and 5,700 in Syria.
Adelina Boboc
