30/08/2013 17:05
Bread and meat prices go up
3.6% price growth was recorded in ‘meat products’ commodity group in August 2013 compared with August 2012. There was 0.2% growth in meat prices Armenia in August on July 2013. This growth is conditioned by an increase in prices of poultry (0.3%), pork (0.9%), chicken thighs (0.3%), and smoked sausages (1.0%). Mutton prices fell by 1.6% and beef prices remained the same in August on July 2013.
Price growth in ‘bread products’ commodity group made 8.1% in August 2013 on August 2012 and 0.3% on July 2013. The growth compared with July prices this year is mainly conditioned by an increase in prices of high-quality bread (0.3%), biscuits (0.6%), bulgur (1.8%), baby’s porridge (2.3%) and lavash (3.7%).
Bread prices in Yerevan went up 0.4%.