Consumer prices in March 2007 decreased by 0.2% against last month. As compared with last December, consumer prices in March 2007 increased by 3% and rose in all groups of commodities.

Gold price in March 2007 increased by 2.6% over last month, by 3.5% against the end of 2006, by 18% against same period last year. USD price was relatively stable and trended to slightly fall by 2 indexes, 0.1% over last month and 0.4% over last December; however USD price rose by 0.6% against March 2006.