YEREVAN, JUNE 1, NOYAN TAPAN. The index of consumer prices made 104.2% in Armenia in May 2007 on December 2006, including the index of prices of food commodities (including alcoholic drinks and cigarettes) - 106.9%, of non-food commodities - 100.6%, of service tariffs - 101.3%. According to the RA National Statistical Service, a 2.1% inflation was registered in the Armenian consumer market in May on April 2007: prices of food commodities (including alcoholic drinks and cigarettes) increased by 3.6%, a 0.8% inflation was registered in the non-food commodity market. Tariffs of services remained unchanged in the indicated period. The average monthly increase of consumer prices in January-May 2007 made 0.8%, which is lower by 0.3 percentage points than the respective index of the same period of last year (1.1%). The index of consumer prices made 103.8% in May 2007 on May 2006, including that of food commodities (including alcoholic drinks and cigarettes) - 104.5%, of non-food commodities - 99.2%, of service tariffs - 105.1%, while the indices of January-May 2007 on January-May 2006 made 104.5%, 105.5%, 99.5% and 105.3% respectively.

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