Ukraine Economy Ministry projects inflation at 13% in 2016

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"We expect that inflation will average 13% this year, and, correspondingly, it will influence lending rates. Next year we expect inflation at 8%," Kovaliv said.

As UNIAN reported earlier, inflation of 1.8% was recorded in Ukraine in September 2016 as compared to August, while the previous three months saw a consecutive decline in consumer prices on a month-to-month basis.

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Since the beginning of the year, January through September, consumer prices in Ukraine have risen by 6.4%.