YEREVAN. – A 2.1-percent inflation was recorded in Armenia in the past four months, Gurgen Martirosyan, adviser to the President of the Armenian National Statistical Service, noted at a press conference on Tuesday.

“Inflation was 0.1 percent in April 2016, as compared to December 2015,” Martirosyan said. “In this case, the rise in prices of food products amounted to 0.5 percent; a 1.6-percent deflation was recorded in case of non-food products.”

The expert noted that consumer prices in Armenia fell by 0.3 percent, food prices dropped by 0.5 percent, and those of non-food products reduced by 0.1 percent in the past month.

In addition, a 4.3-percent deflation was recorded in April, as compared to March, in eight of the thirteen monitored products.

“The highest inflation was recorded in the case of fruits, 4.7 percent,” he added.

Gurgen Martirosyan noted that inflation was recorded in Armenia in April, as compared to March, in the case of 205 of the 470 monitored goods and services; deflation was recorded in the case of same number of other monitored goods and services, whereas the prices of 60 others had remained unchanged.