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November inflation in Ukraine reaches 1.8 per cent

Consumer prices went 12.1 per cent up compared with a year before.

November inflation in Ukraine reaches 1.8 per cent
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Consumer prices in Ukraine in November 2016 went 1.8 per cent up compared with the previous month, the State Statistics Service has said.

The prices of food and non-alcoholic drinks went 1 per cent up, clothes and shoes 0.5 per cent down, utility bills 5.3 per cent up, health services 0.3 per cent up, and education 0.3 per cent up

In January-November, Ukraine posted a 11.4 per cent inflation.

Compared with November 2015, consumer prices went 12.1 per cent up last month.

The 2016 state budget was based on a 12 per cent inflation growth forecast.

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