Inflation grew up to 16.1% in September

High education was a leader in increasing (27.5%), as well as secondary education (22.5%). Public utilities prices grew by 3.8% (record level in this year), mostly due to natural gas (14.1%), as well as rent, sewerage usage, and water supply (by 2-3%). Also prices of alcohol and tobacco goods increased by 2%. Moderate growth of CPI by merely 1.1% in September comparing with August was caused by decrease in prices of fuel (-6%), as well as fruits (-4.2%) and vegetables (-1.7%). Thus annual inflation decreased from 26% in August to 24.6% in September.

In addition industrial producer price index amounted to 98.2 in September comparing with previous month and annual growth of the PPI started to decrease for ther first time in the year - from 36.5% in August to 34% in September.