YEREVAN, October 5. /ARKA/. In the first 9 months of this year inflation in Armenia grew by 0.6% year-on-year, the National Statistical Service (NSS) said today. It said food prices in the reporting period (including alcoholic beverages and tobacco products) increased by 3.8%, while prices of non-food products and services decreased by 2.6% and 1.4%, respectively.

According to the National Statistical Service, in September, inflation was fixed at 0.2% against the previous month, prompted by a 1.3% rise in the prices of non-food products. In September this year inflation was 1% up from the year ago. The government-projected inflation rate for this year is 3.2%. -0-