Romania’s BCR Says Inflation Might Exceed Ctrl Bk 8.3% Projection End-March

Romania’s average inflation is seen growing in 2008 to 7.6%, from 4.8% at the end of 2007.

BCR also said the 2008 economic growth might exceed 7% this year, compared with 6% in 2007.

"The estimation was made on a high pace of the construction output, a slight acceleration of the industry and a normal agricultural year. The first quarter could be the best quarter of the entire year from the perspective of the economic growth", a BCR report shows.

But BCR economists say uncertainties regarding the weather conditions might influence the economy more than the international financial turmoil.

BCR’s prognosis for this year shows a 6.% increase of the real gross domestic product, and 6% for next year.