Romanian statistics

Are there harder times coming?

Despite the financial crisis that affects Romania also, Romanian employers intend to hire people more than firing.
And what's even better is that the expectation for firing people in the next trimester are lower than currently. So are there harder times coming for Romania?

Source: Capital

Dacia to increase market share in the EU

Dacia was the only car brand that increased its market share in the European Union in 2008 with 0.2% as compared to the previous year.

Sursa : Capital, 22 ianuarie 2009

What weighs more in the Romanian consumer basket?

Source: Gandul

Romanians pay tax worth 22.5% of the car’s net price

If you think the auto taxes in Romania are very high you should know that Romania ranks 10^th among the 27 European countries according to the smallest tax value paid at the acquisition of an automobile, with 22.5% tax of the car’s net price (for a Euro 4 engine, 2.000 cc).

Source: Wall Street

Financial crisis blasts the number of bankrupt companies

In the first 9 months of 2008 the total number of companies declared insolvent was 26.649, 50% more than the similar period of the previous year. See below the most “bankrupt” sectors in Romania:

 

Source: Capital

Fewer new matriculated automobiles

According to the European Automobile Manufacturers Association, Romania ranked 10 in the EU in terms of new matriculated automobiles losing a position from last year in favor of Austria. See below the number of automobiles matriculated in Romania in the first 9 months of the current year against the similar period of the previous year.

Source: Ziarul Financiar

Romanian auto market

The value of auto market in Romania exceeded  2.2 billions euros in the first 7 months of 2008. The top 15 brands market share is presented in next graph:

Source: APIA

Evolution of goods transport in Romania

The road transport of goods in Romania is increasing year by year...even the road infrastructure is overloaded and medium speed of transport by road is the slowest in Europe.

Source: Romanian Ministry of Transportation and Capital

Romania - the country with cheapest fuel in Europe

Romania recorded the smallest fuel price growth in Europe in the first half on the current year. Look at the prices recorded in June 2008 in some of the European countries:

Source: Ziarul Financiar, July 21, 2008

42% of Romanians cannot imagine life without a car

According to a research realized by GE Money in 5 European countries (Czech Republic, Germany, Poland, Romania and Hungary) it turns out that over 50% of Romanians intend to buy a car in the next 2 years compared to only 30% of Hungarians, 33% of Germans, 37% Polish and 39% Czechs.

According to this research, the profile of the Romanian auto buyer is: young, single, and with an income over the average.

Source: International Advertising Association, www.iaa.ro, May 21, 2008