24 October 2003 00:49
Russian consumer prices rise 0.8% October 1-20
MOSCOW. Oct 24 (Interfax) - Russia had inflation of 0.8% in the period October 1-20, an economy ministry official
said.
The ministry is forecasting October inflation of 1.2%, Gennady Kuranov, its offocial in charge of analysis and
forecasting, told reporters.
Consumer prices rose 8.6% in the first nine months of 2003 and are not expected to rise more than 12% this year as a
whole. [RU ASIA EUROPE EEU EMRG ECI RET MCE] pr <>
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