Lowest in the last ten months: annual inflation fell to 11.7 percent in March

Uzbekistan recorded 1 percent inflation in March 2023. This is reported by the statistics agency. 

Consumer prices have increased by 2.4 percent since the beginning of the year. Annual inflation fell to 11.7 percent. This is the lowest since may 2022. 

By March, prices had increased by 2.8 percent under the restaurant and hotel services division. In the food and non-alcoholic beverage division, the rate was 1.6% and in the alcohol and tobacco sector, 1.43%. 

In the month ending, food became the leader in price growth. The annual price increase for this group reached 14.6 percent, the highest in the last three years. 

In March, the price of zucchini (29.8 percent), tomatoes (20.2 percent), cabbage (17.1 percent) and Greens (15 percent) increased sharply compared to February. 

Onion prices, on the other hand, increased by 135.5 percent compared to March 2022, even though they were 1.4 percent cheaper last month.