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- 01.06.2023 13:55:00
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Uzbekistan recorded 0.5 percent inflation in may 2023. This is twice as much as in the same period last year. This is reported by the statistics agency.
Consumer prices have increased by 3.8 percent since the beginning of the year. Annual inflation was 10.4 percent, a twelve-month low.
During may of this year, consumer prices for goods and services, food, non-food products increased-by 0.5 percent.
In the month ending, food became the leader in price growth. Even so, the annual price increase for this group has slowed down to 13 percent.
In May, fruits from food-by 2.1 percent, fish — by 2 percent, and meat — by 1.9 percent were the most expensive. Vegetables fell on average by 5.4 percent, and fat-oil products by 0.9 percent.
During the year, the highest rice prices increased by 57.5 percent and sugar prices increased by 40.6 percent.
Production products have increased by 2.7 percent since the beginning of the year, and by 8.4 percent compared to last may.
Price growth in a number of categories has slowed: for example, clothes and shoes are 0.4 percent per month and 7.1 percent per year, furniture is 0.3 percent and 7.7 percent per month, and household appliances are 2.5 percent and 8 percent, respectively.
Earlier it was reported that price growth is slowing, annual inflation in Uzbekistan has decreased by up to 11 percent.
