Consumer prices in Ukraine in August 2009 decreased by 0,2% compared with a decrease in July at 0.1% and growth in all the preceding months of the year: in June - by 1.1%, May - 0,5 %, April - 0,9%, March - 1,4%, February - 1,5% and in January - 2,9%, the State Statistics Committee reported on Monday.

According to him, since the beginning of the year, consumer prices rose by 8,2%, while during the same period last year - by 14,8%.

in August for the first time in the past few months has slowed, and 12-month inflation (month of the year in relation to the same month last year) - up 15.3% from 15.5% in July, 15% - June and 14,7% - May. This is due to the fact that in August last year, prices declined more slowly - by 0,1%.

As the State Statistics Committee, in the consumer market in August, prices for food and soft drinks declined by 1.2%. Most of all (by 15,3%) cheaper vegetables, including carrots - by 23,3%, potatoes - by 18.3%, beet - by 16,2%, onion - by 11,3%.

significantly dropped the price of fruit - on 8,2%, including bananas - by 16% and apples - to 13,5%.

According to the Committee on 0,9-0,1% cheaper than steel animal fats, cheese, sour cream, butter, rice, tea, meat and meat products, margarine, fish and products from it.

same time has risen in price by 8,5% sugar, 4% - eggs, at 0,8% - sunflower oil.

Alcoholic beverages rose in price by 2,3%, tobacco products - by 1,2%.

rates on housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels rose by 0,2%, in health care prices increased by 0,3%.

rise in prices for transport as a whole at 2.5% Goskomstat explained mainly in prices for fuels and oils on 8,7%.

It was reported that a memorandum of the Ukrainian authorities, approved in cooperation with the International Monetary Fund, provides the 2009 slowdown in inflation to 16% compared with 22,3% in 2008.

However, the official forecast of the Cabinet of Ministers held at the level of 9,5%, while National Bank announced its intention to keep inflation at the level of up to 13%.

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