YEREVAN, JULY 10, NOYAN TAPAN. A 0.7% fall in prices for foodstuffs was registered in 2007 June, as compared with May, in Armenia, which was mainly conditioned by a 14.2-2.6% fall in prices for vegetables, fish products, eggs and granulated sugar. According to the data of the RA National Statistical Service, in 2007 June, as compared with 2006 June, a 18.2% growth in prices was registered in the potato commodity group, and a 14.2% fall in prices as compared with 2007 May. The latter was mainly conditioned by a 47.1% fall in prices for grean beans, 46.8% for cucumber, 37.2% for tomato, 35.5% for green pepper, 31.6% for cabbage, 18.6% for onions. The prices for potato in the above mentioned period fell by 2.4%, and prices for garlic, egg-plants, beet and carrot increased by 1.4-52.8%. A 6.2% fall in prices was registered in the fish commodity group in 2007 May-June, at that, in June, as compared with May, prices for fish products fell by 5.9%. The latter is mainly the result of the 7% fall in price for fresh white fish. The average price for eggs in 2007 May-June in Armenia decreased by 4.8%, at that, a 4.7% fall in price was registered in June, as compared with May. A 2.6-0.1% fall in prices for granulated sugar, dairy products, soft drinks was registered in 2007 June, as compared with May. A 7.3% growth in prices was registered in the baked products commodity group in 2007 June, as compared with May, which was mainly conditioned by a 7.5% growth in prices for flour, 10.3% for bread, 13.3% for grain. A 30.7% growth in prices was registered in the fruits commodity group in 2007 June, as compared with 2006 June, and a 0.7% growth in prices as compared with 2007 May. In 2007 June, as compared with May, prices for lemon, pear, orange, apple grew by 1.8-14.4%. A 0.1% growth in prices for vegetable oil and butter was registered in 2007 June, as compared with May, and prices were kept unchanged, as compared with the previous month, in the commodity groups of meat products, coffee, tea, cocoa, confectionery, other goods, alcoholic drinks, and cigarettes.

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