{"id":8287,"date":"2025-12-29T14:00:28","date_gmt":"2025-12-29T14:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/?p=8287"},"modified":"2025-12-29T14:00:28","modified_gmt":"2025-12-29T14:00:28","slug":"romanian-managers-foresee-moderate-decrease-in-economic-activity-rise-in-prices-early-in-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/?p=8287","title":{"rendered":"Romanian managers foresee moderate decrease in economic activity, rise in prices early in 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Managers in Romania, especially those in industry and retail trade, estimate a moderate decrease in economic activity at the beginning of the year, simultaneously with a rise in prices, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/insse.ro\/cms\/ro\/content\/tendin%C8%9Be-%C3%AEn-evolu%C8%9Bia-activit%C4%83%C8%9Bii-economice-131\">survey<\/a> conducted by the National Institute of Statistics (INS).\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Around 17.5% of managers in construction and 10.3% in manufacturing estimate that in the period December 2025 \u2013 February 2026, the number of employees will decrease. At the same time, 35.2% of managers in retail trade and 40.3% in construction consider that prices will rise.<\/p>\n<p>Specifically, managers in the manufacturing industry forecast a moderate decrease in production for the next three months, reflected by a conjunctural balance of -8.7%. The number of employees is also projected to decrease by about 6.3% in the same period. Meanwhile, industrial product prices will increase with a conjunctural balance of +24.6%.<\/p>\n<p>According to the opinions expressed by managers in December, the production volume in the construction sector will have a downward trend over the next three months (conjunctural balance -24.5%). A decrease in the number of employees is also anticipated (conjunctural balance -15.1%). Construction work prices are expected to follow an upward trajectory, according to 35% of respondents.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In the retail trade sector, managers estimate a moderate decrease in turnover over the next three months (conjunctural balance -6.6%). Regarding the workforce, employers anticipate a slight increase in the number of employees (conjunctural balance +10.7%). Price increases are estimated by 35.2% of respondents, while decreases are expected by only 1.8%.<\/p>\n<p>Based on estimated data, the volume of services (turnover) projected for the next three months indicates a trend of relative stability. The number of employees is also projected to remain largely unchanged. However, selling or invoicing prices are anticipated to rise, a trend reflected by a conjunctural balance of +17.5%.<\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"mailto:radu@romania-insider.com\">radu@romania-insider.com<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>(Photo source: Jakkapant Turasen | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dreamstime.com\/\">Dreamstime.com<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Managers in Romania, especially those in industry and retail trade, estimate a moderate decrease in economic activity at the beginning of the year, simultaneously with a rise in prices, according to a survey conducted by the National Institute of Statistics (INS).\u00a0 Around 17.5% of managers in construction and 10.3% in manufacturing estimate that in the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8287","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8287","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=8287"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8287\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=8287"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=8287"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=8287"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}