KIEV, Sept. 7 - Ukraine had inflation of 8.2% in January-August, the State Statistics Committee said.
Inflation was 14.8% in the first eight months of 2008.
Consumer prices fell 0.2% in August following a 0.1% decline in July. Prices rose 1.1% in June, 0.5% in May, 0.9% in April, 1.4% in March, 1.5% in February and 2.9% in January.
Annual inflation slowed for the first time in several months in August, edging down to 15.3% from 15.5% in July. This resulted from the fact that prices fell at a slower pace of 0.1% in August 2008.
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