OREANDA-NEWS. On 19 May 2009 was announced, that Belarus’ consumer price inflation went up 0.4% on the month in April 2009, compared to 0.6% in March, 1.2% in February, 4.1% in January 2009, 1.2% in December 2008, 1.4% in November 2008, and 1% in October 2008, an official in the National Statistics Committee told.

Prices rose 6.5% in January-March.

Over the past 12 months consumer prices have risen 14.6%.

Food prices went up 0.6% in April 2009 and 5.7% in January-April, non-food prices went up 0.4% and 6.3%, and consumer services prices increased 0.2% and 8.9%, respectively.

In 2008, inflation accelerated 13.3%, above the original annual target of 6%-8%, and worst since 2004, which recorded a 14.4% inflation pace.

The government hopes to settle within 9%-11% this year.