Annual inflation in Ukraine has reached a level of 1997 and amounted to 34, 5%, said the press service of the National Bank of Ukraine.
The national Bank of Ukraine explains this increase by the rapid devaluation of the hryvnia and the increase of tariffs for housing 36, 5% in annual terms, " reports the news Agency. In addition, in the country for the third month in a row, growth in consumer prices in February it reached 5, 3%. Core inflation accelerated to 5, 4% per month (33, 5% in annual terms). Narrow core inflation, which largely reflects the rise in price of imported non-food products amounted to 5, 6% (except for clothes and shoes - 8, 1%). Remember, on Thursday, the international monetary Fund sent Ukraine 1st tranche of financial assistance in the amount of $ 5 billion, this year it will be allocated 10 billion Allocated funds cannot be used for social needs, they will be used to repay public debt. International monetary Fund believes that the decline of the economy of Ukraine in 2015 will amount to 5, 5%. In addition, the IMF Experts believe that in 2015 Ukrainian exports will fall on the background of the overall deterioration in the trade. The IMF expects inflation in Ukraine in 2015 at the level of 2014, assuming a price increase of 25%. We emphasize that the increase in the prices of communal services in Ukraine is a direct consequence of the conditions of the issued country of the international monetary Fund.


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