PRICES FOR NONFOODS IN ARMENIA RISE 1.2% IN MARCH 2015

YEREVAN, April 9. /ARKA/. Prices for nonfoods in Armenia rose 1.2% in
March 2015, compared with the previous month, the National Statistical
Service of Armenia reports.

This price rise was mostly due to 1.2% increase in prices for personal
usage goods, 1.6% increase in furniture and household electronic
devices, 2.1% in detergents 4% in shoes and 5% in clothes.

Prices rose also for cosmetics – 0.1%, kitchen appliances – 0.7%,
construction goods and textile – 0.9% and medicaments and office
appliances 1%.

Instead, prices for cultural goods shed 1.5%, golden jewelry 1.2%,
fuel 0.5% and carpets 0.1%, and prices for gardener goods remained
unchanged in March.

Food prices slid 0.9% in March 2015, compared with the previous
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From: A. Papazian