Central Bank: inflation in the first half of the year will not exceed 5,2%

Inflation in Russia in the first half 2011 will not exceed 5,2%. Such a forecast on Tuesday, May 31, made the first deputy chairman of the Central Bank of Russia Alexey Ulyukaev, speaking at a forum organized by VTB Capital. " "My expectation that inflation in the first half will be around 5.2%", - quotes Ulyukaevak the Interfax news agency. As noted by the deputy head of the Central Bank, before the regulator predicted that inflation in January-June was 5.5%. The Bank of Russia expects that in July, August, September, inflation has cumulatively will not exceed 0,3-0,4%. In the remaining months of the year, it dials another 1,5% to meet the forecast for the regulator in 2011 to 7%, deputy chairman of the Central Bank has concluded. Earlier, independent experts have repeatedly expressed the view that inflation is on the results of 2011 in Russia will amount to 10-11%.