Consumer Price Growth Amounts To 0,8% In March 2010

CONSUMER PRICE GROWTH AMOUNTS TO 0,8% IN MARCH 2010

PanARMENIAN.Net
31.03.2010 19:01 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ In March 2010, 0,8% inflation was registered on
Armenian consumer market compared to February; inflation was caused
by 1,2-6,1% price increase for provisions (eggs, fruit, meat foods,
butter, vegetable oil and sugar).

Besides, food products prices (including tobacco and alcoholic
beverages) increased by 0,9%, non-food products prices grew by 0,8%,
and services’ prices – by 0.8%.

Consumer price index comprised 108,8% in March 2010 compared with 2009
results. According to National Statistic Service data, food products
index (including tobacco and alcoholic beverages) comprised 106.3%,
non-food products index totalled 114.3%, index for services – 110.6%.