BELARUS NEWS AND ANALYSIS

DATE:

11/11/2009

Belarus sees 0.4% inflation in October, 8.3% in ten months

MINSK. Nov 11 (Interfax) - Belarus had inflation of 0.4% in October, compared with 0.3% in September and deflation of 0.2% in August, the Belarusian statistics office, Belstat, told Interfax.

Consumer prices grew 8.3% in January-October, averaging up 0.83% per month.

Inflation in the 12 months to October 31 was 11.1%.

It was 13.3% in 2008, compared with 12.1% in 2007. The government is forecasting 9%-11% for 2009, but the International Monetary Fund (IMF) thinks 11.5% is more likely.

Source:

http://www.interfax.com/3/528926/news.aspx


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