Cost of living in Armenia in 2012 4 quarter ups 3.2 percent

YEREVAN, February 1. / ARKA /. The cost of living (subsistence) in Armenia in the fourth quarter of 2012 measured in average prices rose by 3.2% compared to the previous quarter reaching 52,038 drams at the end of December, according to the National Statistical Service of Armenia.

At the same time, the annualized cost of living in average prices amounted to 624, 464.3 drams.

According to statistical data, the cost of a monthly food basket in the fourth quarter last year was 29,400.4 drams, growing by 3.2%.

The hand-to-mouth  food basket includes  bread (the annual consumption is 91.3 kg, costing  44,161.8 drams), meat (36.5 kg and  90,312 drams respectively), potatoes (91.3 kg, 12, 964.6 drams), fruits (73 kg, 31 003.1 drams), sugar (18.3 kg, 9.098 drams), dairy products (71, 357.4 drams ), eggs - (182.5 pieces, 10 548.5 drams), vegetable oil (7.3 kg, 6,508 drams), fish (11 kg, 23, 094.5 drams), margarine (3.7 kg, 4, 448.9 drams). ($ 1 - 406.57 drams). -0-