The rise in consumer prices in Ukraine in November slowed down to 1.4 percent from 1.7 percent in October and 1.9 percent in November and since the beginning of the year has reached 8.9 percent, the State Statistics Service has reported.
According to the agency, in annual terms (November 2018 from November 2017) inflation has grown to 10 percent from 9.5 percent in October and 8.9 percent in September.
Underlying inflation in November 2018 also decreased to 1.1 percent from 1.3 percent in October and 1.9 percent in September, while in the 11 months of 2018 it reached 8.1 percent.
In annual terms, underlying inflation also increased slightly to 8.9 percent from 8.8 percent in October and 8.7 percent in September.
As reported, inflation in Ukraine in 2017 increased to 13.7 percent compared to 12.4 percent in 2016, which, however, was significantly lower than in the past years: 43.3 percent in 2015 and 24.9 percent in 2014.
