02.08.201904:23:00UTC+00Romania Producer Price Inflation Slows; Retail Sales Rise

Romania producer price inflation slowed for the second month in June, figures from the National Statistical Institute showed on Friday.

The producer price index climbed 3.3 percent year-on-year in June, following a 4.7 percent rise in May. In April, inflation was 5.60 percent.

Domestic producer prices and export market prices rose 4.69 percent and 1.03 percent, respectively, in June.

On a monthly basis, producer prices fell 0.8 percent in June.

Separate data from the National Statistical Institute showed that the retail sales rose 5.7 percent annually in June, following a 3.9 percent in the previous month.

On a month-on-month basis, retail sales grew 1.3 percent in June, after a 0.5 percent in the prior month.