Center of Economic Research: "Inflation rate made 28.45% through the past year"

According to Novosti Azerbaijan, the researches on different groups of goods showed that the inflation rate on nonfood goods made 1.92% and on production group 1.28%.

The sphere of services has risen in price by 1.23%.

Through five months of 2008 index of consumer prices in Azerbaijan made 14.65%. Inflation this May made 28.45% as compared to the previous year.

Statistic researches showed the highest rise in prices in May of 2008, on nonfood group of goods, on summer female gowns by 27.07%.

Sport suits have risen in price by 19.89%. Inflation on tables and chairs equaled 10.4%. Among products-eggs have risen in price by 15.13%, poultry by 8.54%, sour milk by 5.33%, sugar by 5%.

Statistics in the sphere of services shows that laundry has risen in price by 10.6%, tours on city and international tours by 10.5%.

According to the center, among the regions of the country the prices rose most on goods and services in Quba (3%), the inflation was the lowest in Mingechevir -0.87%.