According to the results of 2005, according to expert forecasts, inflation in Ukraine in 2006 will be 11-13%, UNIAN reports \n \nAccording to Mykyta Mykhailichenko, an expert at the Center for Social and Economic Research CASE-Ukraine, an analysis conducted by the Center in the fall of last year showed that inflation in 2006 would be 10%. Taking into account the increase in the price of Russian gas, he noted, the inflation figure for 2006 will change upward and will be approximately 12-13%. \n \nThe CASE-Ukraine expert named the main factors that will determine inflation dynamics in 2006 as the price of gas, as well as the growth of prices for services at the end of 2005. \n \nAt the end of 2005, some decrease in inflationary potential was observed, related to stable gasoline prices, as well as a decrease in meat prices and stability of bread prices, which was due to a good wheat harvest. \n \nYevheniya Akhtyrko, an expert at the International Centre for Policy Studies (ICPS), reported that according to the Center's forecasts, consumer prices in 2006 will grow at the same rate as in 2005, and inflation by the end of 2006 will be around 11.5%. \n \nThe ICPS expects that in 2007 price growth will slow to 7%, taking into account lower rates of growth in citizens' incomes. Producer prices will also grow more slowly. Due to the absence of unpredictable fluctuations in the external situation in 2006, the producer price index will increase by 6%, and in 2007 - by 7%. \n \nAccording to Veronika Movchan, an expert at the Institute for Economic Research and Policy Consulting, according to the Institute's forecast made in September 2005, inflation in 2006 will be about 9%. If the increase in the price of Russian gas is taken into account, the figure may be revised to 11-12%. \n\nAt the same time, Movchan noted that the price of gas is not the only factor determining inflation expectations. Thus, much will depend on the 2006 harvest, as well as on the stability of the political situation in the country and the policy of the new government. \n\nAccording to the State Statistics Committee, inflation in Ukraine in December 2005 was 0.9%, and overall for the results of last year - 10.3%. \n\nAccording to the State Statistics Committee, the consumer price index for January-December 2005 was 113.5% compared to the corresponding period of 2004. \n