State statistics Committee: inflation in Ukraine in April increased,but in annual terms dropped
consumer price Growth in Ukraine (inflation) in April 2016 has accelerated to 3.5% compared to 1% in March. This is stated in the message of the State statistics service. At the same time, in annual terms, compared to the same period in 2015, inflation slowed down further and reached 9.8%, which is the lowest level since April 2014, added the Agency. It is reported . “a Significant factor influencing the overall rate of inflation in April was a seasonal change in the rates for natural gas at 48.8 per cent. This has led to higher prices (tariffs) for housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels overall by 20.1%», – said in a statement. The state statistics service collected data excluding the temporarily occupied territory of Crimea and areas of Eastern Ukraine controlled by Pro-Russian separatists. According to statistics, in the whole four months of the current year consumer prices in Ukraine grew by 5.1%. The government and the national Bank of Ukraine predicts in 2016, the slowdown in inflation to about 12% when the economic growth rate of about 1%.Ïåðåâåäåíî ñåðâèñîì "ßíäåêñ.Ïåðåâîä÷èê": translate.yandex.ru.
Source: http://uzinform.com.ua/
