OREANDA-NEWS. February 18, 2011. The First Deputy Minister of Economic Development and Trade Vadym Kopylov predicts that inflation in February will be much lower than in January.

He said this today at a briefing after the Government session.

Vadym Kopylov noted the observed stabilization of world prices, particularly for oil. "I think that in February we will have a much lower inflation rate than in January. Overall, we are moving in the annual mode and are not riding up"- he said.