CPI in June 2018 grew by 2.22% over December 2017 and by 4.67% against the similar period last year.

Core inflation in June 2018 increased by 0.1% over the previous month and went up by 1.37% from the same period last year. Average core inflation in the first six months of 2018 rose by 1.35% compared with the corresponding period in 2017.

Gold price index in June 2018 reduced by 0.79% over the previous month; increased by 2.08% from December 2017 and grew by 3.6% against the similar period last year. The US dollar price index in June 2018 increased by 0.2% over the previous month; by 0.46% against December 2017 and by 0.52% from the corresponding period in 2017.

Source: The General Statistics Office 

PPI for materials, fuels used for production in the first half of 2018 increased by 4.43% compared with the same period last year. PPI for agriculture, forestry and fishery dropped by 0.37%; PPI for industry grew by 2.83% ; PPI for services moved up by 2.74% ; Transportation and warehouse charge index increased by 3.16%.

Merchandize export price index in the first six months of the year increased by 0.71% over the same period in 2017; Merchandize import price index jumped up by 1.08%. Merchandize term of trade in six months of this year fell by 0.37% against the similar period in 2017.

Source: The General Statistics Office