March consumer prices increased by 0.96% in Moldova

Moldovan National Statistics Bureau has announced the inflation rate for the last 12 months as 1.49% as of March 2021. During this period, price increases were 3.02% in food products and 2.34% in non-food products, while a decrease of 1.89% was recorded in the services sector. On the other hand, average consumer prices increased by 0.96% in March 2021 compared to February 2021 (only 0.09% increase in consumer prices in the same period of 2020). The increase in average consumer prices is due to the price increases of 1.56% in food products, 0.98% in non-food products and 0.09% in the services sector. According to data from the National Bureau of Statistics, the highest price increase in March 2021 compared to February 2021; It was 7.2% sunflower oil, 6.4% fresh vegetables, 5.4% potato, 3.2% fresh fruit, 1.9% wheat flour and 1.8% cereal products. On the other hand, the product with the highest price decrease ...