Russia shows second highest inflation rate in CIS

Russia shows second highest inflation rate in CIS

RosBusinessConsulting Database
May 6, 2005 Friday

The inflation rate in Russia in Q1, 2005 against Q1, 2004, reaching
13.1 percent, was the second highest in the CIS countries, the CIS
statistics committee has reported. The highest inflation in the CIS in
Q1, 2005 against Q1, 2004 was registered in Ukraine (13.5 percent),
and the lowest inflation was reported in Kyrgyzstan (3 percent). The
corresponding figures for Azerbaijan, Moldova, Belarus, Georgia,
Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Armenia were 13.1 percent, 13 percent,
12.4 percent, 9.4 percent, 6.9 percent, 5.7 percent and 4.4 percent
respectively. The CIS statistics committee has not provided inflation
data for Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress