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paper; printing and replication of prerecorded media (13.8% up), machines, vehicles, and equipment other than those belonging to other categories (13.3% up), staple pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations (8.9% up), chemical products (6.2%).
4.2 Inflation
Belarus' inflation stood at 0.6% month-on-month in November, according to the nation's state statistics service Belstat.
In annual terms, inflation stood at 4.8% in November. The base inflation, which does not account for changes in prices for individual goods and services susceptible to administrative and seasonal factors, stood at 0.4% m/m in November.
In November, the National Bank of Belarus (NBB) confirmed its recent estimates that the 2018 annual inflation in the country will stay below projections and coming at about 6% this year. This statement followed the regulator's deputy governor Dmitry Kalechits statement that the regulator expects annual inflation of about 5.5% in 2018, giving all the risks in the external economy and the steps already taken by the government.
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