CONSUMER PRICES RISE BY 2.1% IN ARMENIA IN APRIL 2007 ON
DECEMBER 2006
11-05-2007 18:00:00 | Armenia | Economy
YEREVAN, MAY 11, NOYAN TAPAN. The consumer price index made
102.1% in April 2007 on December 2006, including the consumer
price index of food commodities (including alcoholic drinks and
cigarettes) - 103.2%, of non-food commodities - 99.8%, and the
index of service tariffs - 101.3%.
According to the RA National Statistical Service, 0.1%
inflation was registered in the Armenian consumer market in
April on March 2007: prices of food commodities (including
alcoholic drinks and cigarettes) fell by 0.1%, while 0.6% price
growth was registered in the non-food commodity market. Service
tariffs rose by 0.1% in the indicated period.
In January-April 2007, the average monthly growth of
consumer prices made 0.5%, which is lower by 0.3 percentage
point than the respective index of the same period of last year
(0.8%).
The consumer price index made 104.2% in April 2007 on April
2006, including the consumer price index of food commodities
(including alcoholic drinks and cigarettes) - 105%, that of
non-food commodites - 99.3%, the index of service tariffs -
105.2%; the same indices in January-April 2007 on January-April
2006 made - 104.7%, 105.8%, 99.5% and 105.3% respectively.