Why is this important
The launch of a unified price monitoring platform increases transparency around the cost of goods and inflation. It provides businesses and the public with access to up-to-date data for informed decision-making. Greater openness also helps the regulator better track price dynamics and respond to changes.
What happened
- The Central Bank launched the narxtahlil.uz platform to monitor prices based on data from the National Statistics Committee.
- The platform contains information on prices for essential goods, inflation, and public expectations.
- Users can track price changes across regions, districts, and cities.
Numbers and facts
- The platform provides average weekly prices for 30 types of essential food products, broken down by the country, regions, districts, and cities.
- Information on price changes compared to the previous week, as well as consumer price index indicators, is also available.
- In addition, infographics on inflation expectations and perceived inflation among the population and businesses are published.
Context
- For businesses, this simplifies price analysis and procurement planning based on official data.
- For the public, it introduces a tool for tracking price dynamics and assessing inflation.
- For the regulator, this expands the capacity for monitoring and communication with the market.
