DUSHANBE, October 17, 2011, Asia-Plus — In Tajikistan, inflation for the first nine months of this year has stood at 9.0 percent, according to the Agency for Statistics under the President of Tajikistan.
10.3 percent rise in prices of products of food industry has been reported in January-September and non-foodstuffs have risen in cost by 5.5 percent over the report period. Prices and rates for services rendered to the population have risen 10.1 percent over the same nine-month period.
In September, consumer prices rose 0.5 percent. Prices of food industry reportedly rose 0.8 percent, while 0.5 percent rise in non-foodstuffs prices was reported last month. Prices and rates for services rendered to the population decreased by 0.9 percent in September.
At first, the government expected the year-end inflation to stand at 7.0 percent in 2011 but in mid-year the year-end inflation was revised from 7.0 to 11 percent.
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 2011 was 121.00 somoni (equivalent to US$25.40) per one family member per month, and with the norm for a balanced diet it was 255.55 somoni (equivalent to some US$52.10), the Agency for Statistics reported.
