DUSHANBE, October 16, 2010, Asia-Plus — In Tajikistan, inflation for September 2010 stood at 1.9 percent, according to the Agency for Statistics under the President of Tajikistan.
A 3.2 percent rise in prices of products of food industry was reported last month and non-foodstuffs rose in cost by 0.2 percent in September. Prices and rates for services rendered to the population fell 0.2 percent last month.
Inflation for the first nine months of this year stood at 6.7 percent. An average monthly inflation rate in the consumer sector is estimated at 0.7 percent.
8.3 percent increase in prices of products of food industry was reported in January-September this year and non-foodstuffs have risen in cost by 4.2 percent over the report period. Prices and rates for services rendered to the population have increased by 5.3 percent over the same nine-month period.
In the meantime, the cost of the set of food products included in the consumer basket for actual consumption in prices as of the end of September 2010 was 105.34 somoni (equivalent to some US$24.00) per one family member per month, and with the norm for a balanced diet it was 205.35 somoni (equivalent to some US$46.88), the Agency for Statistics reported.
