KYIV, Jan 10 – The growth of consumer prices in Ukraine in 2018 slowed to 9.8% compared with 13.7% in 2017, the State Statistics Service reported.

As reported, the inflation growth rates in the previous years were as follows: 12.4% in 2016, 43.3% in 2015, and 24.9% in 2014.

In December last year, inflation was 0.8% against 1.4% in November, 1.7% in October, and 1.9% in September.