Romania factory-gate prices for consumer goods rise 2%–5% y/y in March Factory-gate prices for consumer goods in Romania increased at a moderate pace in March, with durable goods up 1.82% year-on-year and non-durable goods rising 5.0%, according to data published by the National Institute of Statistics (INS). The figures point to a clear divergence between production costs and consumer price inflation, which remains close to 10% year-on-year. Part of the gap is explained by tax and utility adjustments, including a VAT increase implemented in August 2025 (with an impact of some 2 percentage points) and electricity market liberalisation effects (another 2 percentage points), which are not directly reflected in industrial price indices.