YEREVAN, MAY 1, NOYAN TAPAN. 6% inflation was registered in Armenia's consumer market in January-April 2008. Inflation in April on March made 1.1%. According to the RA National Statistical Service, prices of food commodities (including alcoholic drinks and cigarettes) grew by 0.5%, prices of nonfood commodities - by 0.6%, tariffs of services - by 2.6% in April on March 2008. Inflation tendency in prices of bread, flour, butter and vegetable oil continued in April. These goods make up 13.91% of the consumer basket. Their overall inflation made 6%, contributing by 0.8% to overall inflation of consumer prices in April. The consumer price index made 106% in April 2008 on December 2007, including the index of food commodity prices (including alcoholic drinks and cigarettes) - 107%, of nonfood commodities - 101.6%, the index of service tariffs - 106.3%. The consumer price index made 110.7% in April 2008 on April 2007, including that of food commodities (including alcoholic drinks and cigarettes) - 113.8%, of nonfood commodities - 104.4%, of service tariffs - 108.3%. The same indices in January-April 2008 on January-April 2007 made 108.6%, 111.4%, 104.5% and 105.4% respectively.

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