Over the first two months of this year, Tajikistan’s inflation has stood at 1.7%, according to the National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT).
In February, inflation reportedly stood at 1.1%, up by 0.5% MoM. In January, Tajikistan’s inflation stood at 0.6%, down by 0.8% YoY.
The government reportedly expects the year-end inflation for this year to stand at 7%.
The year-end inflation for 2016 stood at 6.1%, which was 0.9% lower than it was forecast.
Tajik central bank notes that the average monthly inflation rate last year was 0.5%.
In 2016, the highest inflation rate was reported in January – 1.4%.
The lowest inflation rate last year was reported in March, May and October – 0.2%. (News.tj/Business World Magazine)
