Industry Overview | Romania's GDP grew by over 19% year-on-year in 2006. Unemployment continued to fall, while real wages appreciated in line with the economic growth. Inflation showed a record drop below 5%. Romania attracted more FDI than any other CEE country in 2005 except for the Czech Republic. Romania's real estate market continued to develop actively in 2006 on the back of rising foreign investment, strong demand and high yields. Experts estimated the annual real estate market growth at around 25% for 2005, fuelled by the forthcoming EU accession in 2007. The total value of real estate deals in Romania amounted to EUR 212 mln in the first half of 2006, which accounted for 5.4% of all property deals in Central and Eastern Europe worth EUR 3.9 bln. Office space transactions for the period accounted for 75% of the overall number of real estate transactions. Rising foreign investment pushed average yields in the office segment down to 7.8% in June 2006, compared to 8.5% at the end of 2005.
| Gross Domestic Product (bln RON) |
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Q1 2007 |
2006 |
2005 |
2004 |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishery |
1,928 |
27,524 |
25,665 |
31,473 |
| Industry |
19,044 |
81,886 |
70,002 |
61,964 |
| Construction |
3,714 |
24,019 |
18,536 |
14,785 |
| Services |
36,966 |
169,855 |
138,782 |
111,355 |
| Gross Value Added (total) |
61,653 |
303,284 |
252,984 |
219,577 |
| Net taxes on goods |
6,846 |
39,134 |
34,202 |
26,795 |
| GDP |
68,498 |
342,418 |
287,187 |
246,372 |
| Source: Romanian National Institute of Statistics |
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| Gross Value Added |
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Q1 2007 |
2006 |
2005 |
2004 |
2003 |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishery |
3,10% |
9,10% |
10,10% |
14,30% |
13,00% |
| Industry |
30,90% |
27,00% |
27,70% |
28,20% |
28,20% |
| Construction |
6,00% |
7,90% |
7,30% |
6,80% |
6,60% |
| Services |
60,00% |
56,00% |
54,90% |
50,70% |
52,20% |
| Source: Romanian National Institute of Statistics |
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