The average incomes of Romanian households increased by 5.2% y\/y in Q3 2025, in real terms (discounted for consumer price inflation), a significant deceleration from the +10.9% y\/y pace seen in Q2 \u2013 but still a robust rate in absolute terms given the higher inflation in the quarter (+9.2% y\/y), according to calculations based on data published by the statistics office INS.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Speaking of the monetary incomes only (93%-94% of the households\u2019 total incomes), they rose by 6.0% y\/y in Q3 in real terms \u2013 half the +12.1% y\/y advance in Q2. The incomes from social security, which include pensions and other allowances, contracted by 0.3% y\/y in real terms in the quarter, though (+13.2% y\/y in Q2).<\/p>\n
The average per household expenditures rose by 6.2% y\/y in Q3 in real terms, losing momentum from the buoyant rate of +11.4% y\/y in Q2.
\nThe average consumer price inflation rose to 9.2% y\/y in Q3 from 5.3% y\/y in Q2.<\/p>\n
In absolute terms, the average per household income was RON 3,789 in Q3 \u2013 14.9% more compared to the same period of 2024. The average per household expenditure was RON 3,250 in Q3 \u2013 16% more than the same period in 2024.<\/p>\n