TASHKENT, Jan. 2 (Xinhua) -- Uzbekistan's inflation rate in December 2024 reached 9.8 percent year-on-year, local media reported on Thursday.
Food prices increased 2.4 percent from a year earlier, while services inflated 26.7 percent, said the report, citing data from the country's statistics agency.
Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev announced in November 2024 that the country aims for an annual economic growth rate of 6-7 percent over the next five years and a sustainable reduction in inflation to 5-6 percent. Enditem
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