The region’s year-on-year inflation slightly decreased to 6.3 percent in December 2011 from 6.5 percent in November 2011.  It resulted from the decrease in transport from 9.7 percent to 9.1 percent, food and non alcoholic beverages from 10.2 percent to 9.7 percent, and recreation and culture from 2.2 percent to 2.0 percent. However, housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels increased to 0.1 percent in December from -0.6 percent in November, clothing and footwear increased to 3.0 percent from 2.5 percent, and alcoholic beverages and tobacco increased to 8.9 percent from 8.5 percent.

December 2011 consumer price index was recorded at 134.0 higher than the November 2011 price index at 133.8.