Nonfood Commodity Prices Remain Unchanged In Armenia In March 2008

NONFOOD COMMODITY PRICES REMAIN UNCHANGED IN ARMENIA IN MARCH 2008

Noyan Tapan
April 1, 2008

YEREVAN, APRIL 1, NOYAN TAPAN. Under conditions of the overall
unchanged level of prices in Armenian nonfood commodity market in
March 2008, there were some price changes both in terms of decline
and growth.

According to the RA National Statistical Service, prices of cosmetics,
footwear, furniture, building materials, kitchen utensils, textiles,
carpets ad jewelry grew by 0.1-2.6% in the indicated period. In
parallel with it, a fall was registered in prices of fuel (2.8% in
connection with 4% fall in price of liquid petroleum gas), cultural
goods (1.3%), domestic electric appliances (1.2%), detergents (0.2%),
stationery (0.2%).

Prices in the other commodity groups under observation remained at
the level of the previous month.