The National Bank inspired by the January inflation

Figures for the first month of 2011, twice better than in all the years of the hryvnia. About "Comments" said the head of group of advisers NBU Valery Litvitsky. "This exceeds my expectations. I was expecting that inflation is starting to be less than last year (1,8% - "Comments"), but thought that it would be more than one. I am encouraged by this result. This is very good news ", - said the financier. According Litvitsky, the results of January in the average two times better than all the years of the hryvnia - usually in the first month inflation remained at a level of 2%. Such a positive result, according to the head group of advisers chapter of the National Bank, contributed to a number of factors: low inflation togam last year, the situation with the exchange rate of hryvnia, thrift of the population, which resulted in the growth of deposits of natural persons. "The news background more favorable. Country living with the budget, with an active dialogue with the IMF ", - he said. However, the financier believes that to make any positive predictions for a whole year too early. "This creates a positive expectation. But you can not relax caps into the air to throw. There were years when the results of January were better, but finished the year with double digit "- warns Litvitsky. As reported in January 2011, consumer prices rose by 1%. In particular, prices for food and soft drinks in January rose 1.3% on housing and communal services - 1.4% for services related to health - by 0,4%, education - to 0 , 3%, while clothing and footwear - have decreased by 0,1%. Compared with January 2010, January 2011, consumer prices rose by 8,2%. Recall that in December 2010, inflation amounted to 0,8% for the year 2010 - 9,1%. In 2009, inflation amounted to 12.3% in 2008 - 22,3%. Info. comments.ua