Consumption Is Falling! Eurostat: Romania, EU Country with the Largest Annual Decline in Retail Sales
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The Romanians continue to buy less than a year ago, even though in July consumption increased slightly compared to the previous month. The National Institute of Statistics data shows that retail sales fell by 6.1% in July compared to the same month in 2025, marking the 13th consecutive month of decline. Article Consumer collapses! Eurostat: Romania, the EU country with the largest annual decline in retail sales, appears first on Romania TV.
A whole year without any good month. Romanian consumption has been falling continuously since August 2025, according to data published today by the National Institute of Statistics. Sales were in July 6% lower than in July last year. But the most worrying signal is another: they are falling to food sales, the last category from which someone is cutting.
The most recent data made public by Eurostat confirm the collapse of the Romanian economy. Romania is the EU country that has the largest annual decrease in retail sales revenues. Romania ranks first in the top EU Member States with the largest decrease in retail sales, in July 2026, compared to the period [...]
The Bolojan effect: Romanians tighten the belt. The data recently published by the National Institute of Statistics (INS) confirms a worrying trend for the economy of our country: the consumption of the population is steadily decreasing, and the retail record records the 13th consecutive annual decline. The figures that worry the economy According to data published on Friday, September 4, 2026, the turnover of the trade with [...]
The Romanians continue to buy less than a year ago, even though in July consumption increased slightly compared to the previous month. INS data shows that retail sales fell by 6.1% in July compared to the same month in 2025, marking the 13th consecutive month of annual decline.
The turnover of Romanian stores has fallen significantly compared to this time last year.
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