Armenia and Ukraine recorded highest growth rates of consumer prices in CIS

Armenia recorded the highest growth rates of the consumer price index among CIS countries, Panorama reports, referring to the CIS statistical committee data. The inflation rate in Armenia is 7.4%.

According to the committee, Armenia is lagging behind only Ukraine, where this indicator amounted to 9.8% according to the results of the first half of this year. The lowest inflation rate (2.9%) was recorded in Kyrgyzstan, followed by Azerbaijan with 4.9%, Tajikistan 5.3%, Belarus and Russia 6.6%, Moldova 6.9% and Kazakhstan 7.1%.