Highlights

• In December 2012, the price of wheat flour first grade decreased in Dushanbe by 5 percent on a month-on-month basis but remained 20 percent higher compared to December 2011. Country-wide, prices were up by 26 percent than last year.
• Fuel price rose slightly (by 1%) country-wide. The negotiations between Tajikistan and Russia on the provision of duty free fuel in 2013 continue. The agreement is expected to be signed in February. • In 2012 the inflation rate was 6.4 percent according to the National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT), 2.9 percent lower than in 2011.