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National Bureau for Statistics informs that the „Social-economic situation of the municipality Chisinau in January-March 2026" has been posted on the website (available in Romanian version).

The National Bureau of Statistics informs that, in May 2026, the average consumer prices increased: compared to April 2026 by 0.4% (the monthly consumer price index amounted to 100.4%); compared to December 2025 by4.9% (the consumer price index since the beginning of the current year amounted to 104.9%); compared to May 2025 by 6.8% (the consumer price index in the last 12 months amounted to 106.8%).

National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) presents provisional data (estimates) on the number of population with usually resident population in the Republic of Moldova on 1 January 2026, which represents the number of persons who were mainly resident in the territory of the Republic of Moldova during the last 12 months of the reference year regardless of temporary absences (for recreation, holidays, visits to relatives and friends, business, medical treatment, religious pilgrimages, etc.).

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) continues to ensure the highest level of data security and confidentiality. Following a recent external surveillance audit, it was reconfirmed that the institution’s management system in the field of “Production of Official Statistics” is fully compliant with leading international standards.

Începând cu anul 2026, instrumentarul Anchetei Forței de muncă (AFM) a fost revizuit, asigurându-se, astfel, armonizarea acestuia cu standardele Uniunii Europene din domeniu (Regulamentele UE 2019/1700 și 2019/2240) și comparabilitatea rezultatelor anchetei la nivel european.

National Bureau of Statistics informs that, in the real sector units with 4 or more employees and all budgetary institutions, at the end of the first quarter of 2026: about 32.3 thousand job vacancies were recorded; the job vacancy rate (the ratio between the number of job vacancies and the total number of jobs) was 4.6%.