HEAD OF CONSUMERS ASSOCIATION: PRICES FOR FOOD PRODUCTS CAN RISE ON THE EVE OF THE NEW YEAR
/ARKA/
November 30, 2011
YEREVAN
YEREVAN, November 30. /ARKA/. On the eve of the New Year prices
for food products can rise in Armenia, said Chairman of Consumers
Association of Armenia Armen Poghosyan to the newspaper “Zhamanak”.
He said that usually inflation by 2-2. % is observed on the eve of
the New Year.
“It is difficult to make any forecasts but there will be some changes
in prices for food products. It is necessary to be consistent with
the elimination of last year’s scenario of food shortages “, he said.
He also noted that very often products are kept and put up for sale
closer to the New Year for selling more expensive which has become
like a tradition in Armenia.
From: Baghdasarian