Cbanker sees inflation in middle of 3.8–4.2% range in 2018
MOSCOW, Nov 20 (PRIME) – The consumer price inflation index will be within the projected range of 3.8–4.2% in 2018, and Russians should be guided by its middle, Alexander Morozov, a department director at the central bank, said at a forum on Tuesday.
“The forecast remained at 3.8–4.2%... Let’s be guided by the middle (of the range),” he said.
The consumer price growth accelerated over the past week and annual inflation currently stands at 3.7%, he added.
In October, the index growth sped to 0.4% from 0.2% in September and to 3.5% from 3.4% in annual terms.
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