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November 17, 2014 Kh-Index | Khachapuri index for foreign currency earners
17 November 2014

The average cost of cooking one standard Imeretian Khachapuri in October 2014 was 3.35 GEL, which is 0.1% lower both month-on-month (m/m, that is compared to the previous month) and year-on-year (y/y, that is compared to the same month of last year). Foreign currency earners have been affected differentially, depending on whether they are earning their income in USD or EUR. GEL depreciated relative to the USD: the average GEL/USD exchange rate in October 2014 was 1.75, which is 0.01 points higher m/m and 0.08 points higher y/y. As a result, when expressed in USD, Khachapuri Index lost -0.6% m/m and -5.2% y/y.Conversely, GEL appreciated relative to EUR, with the average GEL/EUR exchange rate in October reaching 2.22, which is 0.04 points lower m/m. and 0.05 lower y/y. For those earning their income in EUR, the khachapuri price gained 1.3% compared to the previous month and 2% compared to the same month of last year.

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