Biełstat reports 2025 inflation at 6.8 percent, above 5 percent target
January 13, Pozirk. Belarus saw a 0.3-percent rise in consumer prices in December, the National Statistical Committee (Biełstat) reports.
Food prices rose by 0.4 percent, while non-food prices and services climbed by 0.2 and 0.3 percent, respectively.
The government was expecting inflation to slow down to 5 percent in 2025, yet it stood at 6.8 percent following 5.2 percent reported in 2024.
Compared to December 2024, food prices rose by 9 percent; non-food products, by 3 percent; services, by 8 percent.
This year, inflation is not expected to exceed 7 percent, according to the key economic targets for 2026 that Alaksandar Łukašenka approved last November.
Antimonopoly ministry approves monthly price caps
January 13, Pozirk. The Ministry of Antimonopoly Regulation and Trade has approved monthly caps on consumer price increases. Directive No. 84 dated December 30, 2025 provides for the following limits on consumer price increases from the December’s level: 0.7 percent …
