Romania’s net wage down real 5% y/y in February
The average net wage in Romania increased by 3.8% y/y to RON 5,557 (EUR 1,091, +1.5% y/y) in February, but the 9.3% y/y inflation turned the positive nominal advance into a deep 5.0% y/y real contraction according to data published by the…
iulian ernst · Journalist
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The average net wage in Romania increased by 3.8% y/y to RON 5,557 (EUR 1,091, +1.5% y/y) in February, but the 9.3% y/y inflation turned the positive nominal advance into a deep 5.0% y/y real contraction according to data published by the statistics office INS.
The net wages in Romania posted negative real annual growth rates around this value (-4.5%-5%) for the past seven months, since July-August 2025, when the electricity prices and the VAT rate hike pushed up the inflation by some 4 percentage points, close to 10%.
