Consumer prices in December 2006 increased by 0.5% against last month, and 6.6% against last December. The average prices in 2006 increased by 7.5% against last year, which was lower than the rates of preceding years (8.3% in 2005 and 7.7% in 2004).
Gold prices in December 2006 rose by 3.2% over last month and 27.2% against same period last year. On average, gold prices in 2006 increased by 36.6% against 2005, of which they boomed in the second and third quarters with respective rates of 47.6% and 44.5%. In December, USD prices were not higher than last month, but 1% higher than same period last year. On average, USD prices in 2006 increased by 0.9% over 2005 and the discrepancy between quarters was low, from 0.9% to 1.1% only.