YEREVAN, March 31. /ARKA/. Inflation of 0.8% was registered in March versus February in Armenia which is mainly conditioned by the increase of prices of food products (including alcohol drinks and tobacco products) by 0.8% and tariffs for services by 0.9%, Armenian National Statistic Service informs.
Food products increased by 0.5% in March versus February 2011.
Index of consumer prices in March 2011 was 111.5% versus March 201, including food products
(including alcohol drinks and tobacco products) – 115.5%, non-food products – 103.8% and tariffs for services – 108.4%.
In January-March average growth of consumer prices was 1.7% which is by 0.7 p,p, more than the indicator of the last year (1%).
Index of consumer prices in January-March 2011 was 111.1% versus the same period in 2010: food products (including alcohol drinks and tobacco products) increased by 15.2%, non-food products – 3.5% and tariffs for services – 7.6%.
Consumer prices in all the studied cities of Armenia increased by 0.2-2.7%. In Yerevan consumer prices increased by 0.5%.
According to the state budget, inflation in 2011 was planned on the level of 4% (±1.5%) in Armenia. –0—
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| March
2011 |
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| March-December
2010 |
March to March
2010 |
|
| Index of consumer prices in total | 105.2 | 111.5 |
| Consumer products | 106.4 | 112.9 |
| Food products | 108.6 | 117.1 |
| Alcohol drinks, tobacco products | 100.1 | 100.7 |
| Non-food products | 100.9 | 103.8 |
| Services | 102.5 | 108.4 |
Data of Armenian National Statistic Service
