Non-Food Prices Rise By 0.5% In April 2011 From March

NON-FOOD PRICES RISE BY 0.5% IN APRIL 2011 FROM MARCH

/ ARKA /
May 3, 2011
YEREVAN

Prices of non-foods in Armenia rose by 0.5% in April 2011 compared
to March, driven primarily by a 3.9% rise in prices of petrol and a
5.8% rise in price of diesel fuel, the National Statistical Service
of Armenia said.

During the same period prices for carpet products rose by 0.1%, prices
of household electrical appliances by 0.2%, stationery goods prices
rose by 0.2%, that of furniture by 0.5%, prices of cooking utensils
increased by 0.5%, prices of clothing and fabric rose by 0.7%, those
of jewelry by 1.6% and footwear prices rose by 3.4%.

Simultaneously a 3.3% decline in the price of carpet products was
registered, recreational goods prices dropped by 2.9%, those of
cosmetics fell by 1.4%, detergents prices fell by 0.7%, oil prices
by 0,5%, prices of construction materials dropped by 0.4%, those of
pharmaceutical products by 0.2% and the prices of products for personal
use decreased by 0.2%. The highest price rise rate was registered in
Dilijan. In the capital, the rise in prices for industrial goods was
0.6%.

From: A. Papazian