OREANDA-NEWS. On 20 August 2009 was announced, that Belarus’ consumer price inflation went up 0.4% on the month in July 2009, compared to 0.4% in July, 0.3% in May, 0.4% in April, 0.6% in March, 1.2% in February, 4.1% in January 2009, 1.2% in December 2008, an official in the National Statistics Committee told.

Prices rose 7.7% in January-July.

Over the past 12 months consumer prices have risen 13.3%.

Food prices went up 0.3% in July 2009 and 6.2% in January-July, non-food prices went up 0.5% and 7.8%, and consumer services prices increased 0.3% and 11.2%, 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.