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  • Prices For Food Fall By 2.4% In June In Armenia

    PRICES FOR FOOD FALL BY 2.4% IN JUNE IN ARMENIA

    Noyan Tapan
    Jul 3 2006

    YEREVAN, JULY 3, NOYAN TAPAN. A 2.4% price fall was registered on the
    Armenian foodstuffs market in 2006 June compared with May. A 19.5-0.1%
    price fall was registered in 4 out of the 13 food commodity groups
    observed, a 0.1-1.% price growth in 5 groups, and in 4 food commodity
    groups prices remained unchanged compared with the previous month.

    According to the RA National Statistical Service, a 19.5% price fall
    was registered in the fish commodity group in 2006 June compared with
    May, which is mainly conditioned by a 23.7% fall in the price for
    fresh white fish. A 14% price fall was registered in the potato and
    vegetables commodity group in 2006 June compared with May, which was
    mainly conditioned by price fall of grean beans (66.3%), green pepper
    (56.5%), cucumber (52.2%), tomato (46.1%). In the above mentioned
    period price fall for cabbage, egg-plant, onion (5.5-2.1%) and price
    growth for garlic, potato, carrot, beet (0.4-37.1%) was registered.

    A 2.9% price fall was registered in the fruit commodity group in
    Armenia in 2006 June compared with May. Fall in price for strawberry
    (57%), cherry (33.1%), apricot (9.1%), as well as among melons and
    gourds for watermelon (18.5%) was registered. At the same time,
    prices for plum, peach, apple, pear grew by 71.6-3.2%.

    Prices for butter and oil decreased by 0.1% in 2006 June compared
    with May and in the commodity group of bread products, dairy products,
    confectionery, other food, alcoholic drinks and cigarettes the prices
    remained unchanged as compared with the previous month.

    A 1.1% growth in price for eggs was registered in 2006 June as compared
    with May.

    A 0.2% price growth was registered in the meat commodity group in
    2006 June compared with May, which was mainly due to a 0.3% increase
    in the price for mutton, 1.6% increase in the price for beef, 6.4%
    increase in the price for poultry. The prices for beef and pork in
    the indicated period fell by 0.4% and 3.1%, respectively.

    In the commodity group of granulated sugar, coffee, tea, cocoa a 0.1%
    price growth was registered in 2006 June as compared with May.
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