DUSHANBE, April 15, 2010, Asia-Plus — In Tajikistan, inflation for March 2010 stood at 0.4 percent, according to the Agency for Statistics under the President of Tajikistan.
A 0.3 percent increase in prices of products of food industry was reported last month and non-foodstuffs rose in cost by 0.2 percent in March. Over the report period, prices and rates for services rendered to the population decreased by 1.1.
Inflation for the first quarter of this year stood at 1.6 percent. An average monthly inflation rate in the consumer sector is estimated at 0.5 percent. A 1.1 percent increase in prices of products of food industry was reported in January-March this year and non-foodstuffs has risen in cost by 1.4 percent over the report period. Prices and rates for services rendered to the population have increased by 3.9 percent over the first three months of this year.
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 March 2010 was 103.31 somoni (equivalent to some US$23.6) per one family member per month, and with the norm for a balanced diet it was 204.74 somoni (equivalent to some US$46.85), the Agency for Statistics reported.
