Kyrgyzstan - Mfumuko wa bei

Consumer prices in Kyrgyzstan rose 0.1 percent year-on-year in May 2019, following a 0.5 percent fall in the previous month. Cost rebounded for furniture and household equipment (0.2 percent from -0.1 percent in April) and recreation & culture (0.4 percent from-0.3 percent) and rose further for education (1.8 percent from 1.7 percent). Also, prices declined less for food & non-alcoholic beverages (-0.3 percent from -1.8 percent) and housing & utilities (-1.3 percent from -2.0 percent). On the other hand, prices eased for clothing & footwear (0.9 percent from 1.2 percent); health (1.9 percent from 2.7 percent); and miscellaneous goods & services (1.6 percent from 2.0 percent). Additionally, cost of transport dropped at a faster pace (-1.6 percent from -0.7 percent). On a monthly basis, consumer prices went up 0.1 percent, after declining 0.4 percent in the prior month.

Consumer prices in Kyrgyzstan declined 0.5 percent year-on-year in April of 2019, following a 0.7 percent drop in the previous month. It was the third straight month of deflation, as cost fell for food & non-alcoholic beverages (-1.8 percent vs -2.7 percent in March), mostly due to fruits (-15 percent vs -12.5 percent) and vegetables (-13.3 percent vs -17.1 percent); housing & utilities (-2.0 percent vs -0.1 percent); transport (-0.7 percent vs 0.3 percent); furniture and household equipment (-0.1 percent vs 0.3 percent) and for recreation & culture (-0.3 percent, the same pace as in March). Meantime, prices rose at a softer pace for clothing & footwear (1.2 percent vs 1.4 percent) and health (2.7 percent vs 3.0 percent). On the other hand, cost increased faster for miscellaneous goods & services (2.0 percent from 1.7 percent) and for education (1.7 percent vs 1.6 percent). On a monthly basis, consumer prices fell 0.4 percent, following a 0.3 percent drop in March.

Consumer prices in Kyrgyzstan declined 0.7% year-on-year in March of 2019, the same pace as in the previous month. It was the second straight month of deflation, as cost fell for food & non-alcoholic beverages (-2.7% from -3.3% in February), mostly due to fruits (-12.5% from 10.4%) and vegetables (-17.1% from -20.1%); housing & utilities (-0.1% from 0.3%) and for recreation & culture (-0.3% from -0.1%). Meantime, prices rose at a softer pace for transport (0.3% from 0.4%); alcoholic beverages & tobacco (4.1% from 4.7%); clothes & footwear (1.4% from 1.9%) and for miscellaneous goods & services (1.7% from 2.0%). On the other hand, cost increased faster for furniture & household equipment (0.3% from 0.2%); health (3.0%from 2.7%) and for education (1.6% from 1.2%). On a monthly basis, consumer prices fell 0.3%, following a 0.2% drop in February.

Consumer prices in Kyrgyzstan declined 0.7 percent year-on-year in February 2019 compared to a 0.4 percent rise in the previous month. It is the first fall in consumer prices since December of 2016, mainly due to decreases in cost of food and non-alcoholic beverages (-3.3 percent compared to -2.6 percent) and a slowdown in prices of clothing and footwear (1.9 percent compared to 2.1 percent); alcoholic beverages and tobacco (4.7 percent compared to 5.2 percent); housing and utilities (0.3 percent compared to 0.6 percent); transport (0.4 percent compared to 2.9 percent); and communication (1.9 percent compared to 16.1 percent). On a monthly basis, consumer prices went down 0.2 percent, after a 0.4 percent increase in the previous month.

The annual inflation rate in Kyrgyzstan slightly decreased to 0.4 percent in January 2019 from 0.5 percent in December, at the lowest level since December 2016. Prices advanced at a slower pace mainly for clothing & footwear (2.1 percent from 2.5 percent in December) and transport (2.9 per-cent vs 3.7 percent). In addition, cost fell for food & non-alcoholic beverages (-2.6 percent, the same pace as in December). Meanwhile, cost rebounded for housing & utilities (0.6 percent vs -0.7 percent). At the same time, cost was flat for communications (from 16.1 percent in December). On a monthly basis, consumer prices went up 0.4 percent, below a 0.7 percent increase in the previous month.