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The total value of exports of raw and processed tobacco products, such as cigarettes and tobacco consumables for heating products, reached EUR1.68 billion in 2023, higher by EUR200 million compared to 2022, in line with the latest data released by Romania's statistics board INS.

The Florida citrus industry has battled continued difficulties in recent years. Citrus greening disease and weather events dropped last year’s production to historic levels.

Germany, France and the United States of America hold the top three spots among countries that control enterprise subgroups in Romania, as per the latest report on enterprise groups released by Romania's statistics board INS, on April, 29.

Romania ended 2023 with gross domestic product (GDP) of RON1,605 billion (EUR321 billion), higher by 2.1% compared to 2022, in line with data reconfirmed on April 9, 2024 by the country's statistics board INS in its final statement regarding the evolution of the economy in 2023.

The annual average job vacancy rate was 0.78% in 2023, decreasing by 0.12 percentage points against the previous year, data from Romania's statistics board INS showed on Monday (April 1, 2024).

Florida all orange production unchanged from February forecast

Romania’s industrial production decreased by 6.8% in unadjusted data in December 2023 versus December 2022 and by 2.3% when adjusted for seasonality and the number of working days, data from the country’s statistics board INS showed on Wednesday (February 14, 2024).

Retail sales volume in Romania (excluding the trade with motor vehicles and motorcycles) increased by 0.1% in unadjusted data and by 1.5% when adjusted for seasonality and number of working days, in December 2023 compared to December 2022, data from the country’s statistics institute INS showed on Tuesday (Feb 6).

Romanian executives forecast a period of relative stability in manufacturing industry, retail trade and services, in parallel with a moderate decrease in employee numbers in the construction sector and sharp price increases in retail trade, for the period January – March 2024, in line with a survey carried out by the country’s statistics board INS.

Romania and Bulgaria recorded the lowest prices for consumer goods and services among European Union Member States in 2022, being 41% below the EU average, in line with data from the country's statistics board INS.