ARMENIA’S FOOD PRICES INCREASED MOST – NEWSPAPER
June 01, 2013 | 08:46
YEREVAN. – The inflation in Armenia made up 5.2 percent in May 2013,
as compared to May 2012, Azg daily reports.
“The National Statistical Service issued this indicator. At the same
time, the prices remained unchanged in May 2013, as compared to April.
Food prices rose by 6.6 percent in May 2013, as compared to May of
last year, but dropped by 3.4 percent, as compared to April of this
year. The [prices of] non-food products increased by 5 percent, as
compared to May 2012, and by 0.1 percent, as compared to April. The
prices of services grew by 2.8 percent, as compared to May of last
year, [and by] 0.5 percent, as compared to April.
The drop in the prices of vegetables and potatoes had a direct impact
on the 0.4-percent deflation that was recorded in the food products
in May, as compared to April,” Azg writes.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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