Over three quarters of the CPI in Ukraine rose by 9,1%

Over the last three quarters of the consumer price index (CPI) in Ukraine in December last year grew by 9,1%. At the same time last year at this time the CPI in Ukraine was 16,1%, notes Econ. Andrew Revenko.

For the first nine months of this year, the price index for food items was lower than the overall CPI. This has not happened for several years. For example, last year's food component for the same period increased by 21,6%, - he notes in an article in The Mirror of the week.

The most notable increase in the overall CPI, according to experts, account for some positions. Of the food groups has risen in price on 57,4% sugar. At 13,2% mainly on imported products due to changes in the hryvnia exchange rate have risen in price fish. Due to the significant increase in excise taxes on 34.0% increase in prices of alcoholic beverages and tobacco products.

from non-food part of the CPI at 31.0% became more expensive drugs, at 59,0 - petrol, 17,0 - cars, 15,9 - services of railways, exactly half - mail services, 15.2 - the book ( including textbooks), newspapers, notebooks and 20,0% - personal service (it's hairdresser, sauna, cosmetics).

At the same time for certain types of food typical of lower prices due to seasonal price fluctuations, the expert noted. Thus, the 20,8% decrease in prices of eggs (the highest prices for them from year to year in December), to 15.5 - for vegetables, including 22,5% - for potatoes, at 4.5% - milk and, finally, to 0,8% cheaper cheese and cottage cheese.

Thus the expert stressed that the increase in CPI of foreign countries in comparison with Ukraine is extremely small.

According to the October issue International Financial Statistics, in August compared to December 2008-On the CPI for all countries in the eurozone grew by only 0.3%. Including in Germany - 0,5%, France - 0, 7, and in Italy fell by 0.3%. In Britain, prices have risen by 1,7%, Poland - on 3,4, Hungary - on 5,5%. In Slovakia, they dropped by 0.3%. In the U.S., they increase of 2,7%. Only Russia's CPI for December-July is approaching us - 8,1%, - noted he.

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