In January of this year, the State Statistics Committee recorded an increase in consumer prices at an annualized rate of 2.2 %. Independent experts do not agree with this assessment and believe that the government artificially "contains" inflation.
The State Statistics Committee told Turan, that in January of this year compared with the same month in 2013 , food prices rose by 2.6% , non-food products - 3.5% , paid services - only 0.2%.
A member of the coalition of non-governmental organizations " National Budget Group " Magomed Talybly told Turan, there is no independent price monitoring in accordance with international standards. However, even subjective evaluations show that essential goods ( food, clothing, fuel) prices for the year increased by an average of 7-9%.
An employee of one of the pro-government media has also disagreed with the official data on inflation . " I live near the metro station" Memar Ajami " . A year earlier, our two - room apartment in a Khrushchev building cost 50,000 AZN. Now it is 64 thousand manats . "
The Executive Secretary of the Civil Movement Republican Alternative (ReAl) Natig Jafarli believes that the government is interested in publishing underreporting inflation. The public is forced to accept these parameters , as there is no alternative. "If the government lays out the actual figures on inflation, it will become clear that the rise in prices is much higher than the growth of incomes of the population. In addition, the government has a responsibility to pensioners on the insurance part of pensions. The indexation is less than inflation, "said Jafarli .
In 2013 the official inflation reached 2.4%. This year, the government forecasts 3.5 % growth in consumer prices. - 08B -
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