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PRICE INDEXES
IN 2023

The average consumer price index in 2023 increased by 2.19% over the
same period. The price index of 9 per 11 groups went up as follows:
Education; Food and catering services; Beverages and cigarette; Other goods
and services; Housing, electricity, water, fuel and construction materials;
Garments, hats and shoes; Culture, entertainment and tourism; Post and
telecommunications; Household appliances and equipment increased 5.37%;
3.02%; 2.55%; 2.42%; 2.1%; 2.09%; 1.65%; 1.53% and 1.18% respectively.
Only the index of transport group decreased by 1.45%. Medicine and medical
service group was stable.

On average, in 2023, the consumer price index of goods and services
increased over the same period due to the impact of the following 4 main
commodity groups:

Firstly, the education group increased by 5.37% due to increase in the
school and office supplies group by 1.96%; Of which, paper products increased
by 4.72%; Educational services group increased by 5.85%.

Secondly, the food and catering service group increased by 3.02%, due to
increase in the rice group by 10.54%; Wheat flour and other cereals group
increased by 15.56%.

Thirdly, the Beverage and cigarette group increased by 2.55%, due to
increase in the alcoholic beverage group by 4.01%; in which alcohol of all
kinds increased by 3.18%; All kinds of beer increased by 4.17%.

Fourthly, other goods and services increased by 2.42%; of which: health
insurance increased by 9.91%; Environmental sanitation services rose by 4.23%.

On average in 2023, the Gold Price Index increased by 2.45%; The US
dollar price index increased by 1.97% over the same period.

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