As of January-August 2009, Armenia is rated number six on the post-Soviet area in the consumer price growth, BelaPAN informs referring to Belarus national statistics services.

In terms of consumer price growth, Belarus was in the lead in first quarter 2009, Ukraine in April, and Russia became the number one in June.

From the beginning of 2009, prices jumped 8.2% in Ukraine, 8.1% in Russia, and 7.5% in Belarus.

In terms of deflation as of August 2009, prices in Armenia registered 0.4% decrease, making the country third among the post-Soviet countries in the price-decrease rating.

Moldova registered the largest (1.1%) decrease in the consumer prices, whereas Latvia – 1%. As of the accounted period, inflation was registered neither in Russia nor in Estonia.