Biełstat: consumer prices up 4.3 percent since January
November 13, Pozirk. Consumer prices’ growth accelerated to 0.5 percent in October, the National Statistical Committee (Biełstat) reports.
Food prices grew by 0.7 percent, while non-food prices and services grew by 0.3 percent.
Since the start of 2024, prices have climbed by 4.3 percent.
In annual terms, consumer prices rose by 5.9 percent compared to the October 2023 level: food, by 7.2 percent; non-food products, by 4.1 percent; services, by 6 percent.
The government projected a 6-percent increase this year with 5 percent expected for 2025.
Officials indicate that government may soon give up price controls
November 1, Pozirk. Belarusian officials have indicated on several occasions in the last few weeks that the government is planning to ease price controls introduced after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. The government is working to eliminate the …