KYIV, Oct 18 - The acceleration of inflation in Ukraine to 16.4% in annual terms was caused by three factors, the effect of which begins to weaken, so the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) expects inflation to slow, Deputy NBU Governor Dmytro Solohub has said.

"This is a combination of three factors at once - the domestic situation on the tobacco market, the weather and the growth in exports, which affected four product groups. We assess which factors should be taken into account when deciding on monetary policy, and which the central bank should ignore," he said in an interview with Interfax-Ukraine.