YEREVAN, April 7. / ARKA /. Consumer prices in Armenia in February 2015 were 5.4% higher from the year before, while the average 12-month inflation across the Eurasian Economic Union in the same time span was 15.4. %, the Eurasian Economic Commission said.
According to the National Statistical Service of Armenia, the 12-month inflation in Armenia in February 2015 was 5.4%. Compared to 2015 January consumer prices fell by 0.2%.
According to Eurasian Economic Commission, consumer prices in the union in February 2015 grew by 15.4% from the year before.
The highest 12-month inflation in 2015 February was in Russia and Belarus -16.7%. Consumer prices in Russia rose by 2.2% from the previous month, while in Belarus they grew by 1.7%. In Kazakhstan, the 12-month inflation in 2015 February was 6.1%.
“In general, consumer price growth rate in 2015 February was higher from the year before, being 14.8%” the Eurasian Economic Commission said.-0-