FINDINGS OF MONITORING RELEASED

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30 January, 2008

The State Commission for Fair Economic Competition has summed up the
findings of the monitoring of prices before and after New Year.

The monitoring of consumer goods lasted from December 15, 2007 to
January 15, 2008.

According to the conclusion of the commission, the prices of 30 kinds
of goods (46 brands) were monitored. The retail price of 19 brands
did not change, whereas the prices of 26 brands, including butter,
cheese, eggs, vegetable oil, meat products went down by 0.1 to 9.7
per cent. At the same time, the retail price of 11 brands went up by
0.4 to 3 per cent, the prices of 4 brands went up by 12.6 pe rcent,
including bananas, sausages, rice.