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ARMENIA POSTS 0.3% DEFLATION IN SEPT
Interfax, Russia
Oct 2 2006
YEREVAN. Oct 2 (Interfax) - Armenia had deflation of 0.3% in September,
the National Statistics Service told Interfax.
Consumer prices rose 2.3% in January-September.
Prices for food, including alcohol and tobacco, fell 0.9% in September
compared with August. Nonfoods went up 0.2% while service charges
fell 0.5%.
Average monthly price growth was 0.3% in January-September 2006,
compared with a reduction of 0.4% in the same period of last year.
The state budget targets 3% inflation for the full year in 2006.
Prices fell 0.2% in 2005.
Interfax, Russia
Oct 2 2006
YEREVAN. Oct 2 (Interfax) - Armenia had deflation of 0.3% in September,
the National Statistics Service told Interfax.
Consumer prices rose 2.3% in January-September.
Prices for food, including alcohol and tobacco, fell 0.9% in September
compared with August. Nonfoods went up 0.2% while service charges
fell 0.5%.
Average monthly price growth was 0.3% in January-September 2006,
compared with a reduction of 0.4% in the same period of last year.
The state budget targets 3% inflation for the full year in 2006.
Prices fell 0.2% in 2005.