Armen Poghosyan: "On New Year's Eve products have risen in price and still continue to rise"

"On New Year's Eve commodity prices have risen in 10-12 percent, and still continue to rise", In a conversation with Lurer.com said the chairman of Consumers Union of Armenia Armen Poghosyan.

According to the latter, the state statistics show that prices rose around 3.5 percent. "Here we have methodological difference."

Government statistics act on its methodology and explore 800-900 goods and services.

There are some goods and services that an Armenian rarely uses. We have already told a thousand times that it is necessary to separate the 20-25 of goods and services, to examine the dynamics of growth in this range and publish.

There are products, without which man can not live. If these 20-25 products are separated, you would see the real dynamics of growth and higher prices, "said Armen Poghosyan.

Pogosyan also mentioned that the rise in prices are linked with New Year. "Rise in most fruits and cereals. For example, the price of a walnut has risen to 10-12 thousand drams, much more expensive citrus fruit, while the price of local fruits has remained almost unchanged. "