The National Statistics Office has published figures that reveal national consumer prices in September 2008 were 0.5 percent above those in August, 24.6 percent above the end of 2007, and 32.2 percent above September, 2007 (as compared to 34.2% for the year-over-year ended August). Much of the increase can be attributed to the higher costs for heating and electricity that rose 8.4 percent over the previous month.

Prices of food and items in the non-alcoholic beverages group decreased 0.1-6.5 percent in 11 aimags and Ulaanbaatar, but other prices went up by 0.6-2.4 percent. Judged against August figures the Consumer Price Index in September fell by 0.2-3.1 percent in Khovd, Dornogovi, Sukhbaatar, Govisumber, Selenge and Darkhan-Uul aimag and in UB city, stayed stable in Bayankhongor aimag and increased 0.1-5.7 percent in the other provinces.

 

Source: Montsame