Although there is a week left until New Year's, butchers are displeased with sales.
"Last year, we used to sell 10-15 pork thighs a day. But now, sales are down," said butchers at the Nor-Nork district.
They say that they received 15 pork thighs a week ago and 10 were not sold. The price of pork thigh has gone up by 300 drams and is now sold at 2,800 drams.
Butchers believe that the crisis and the "swine flu" have had an impact and many people prefer to buy frozen meat, which is cheaper.
"It's easy. They stuff it with spices, then, put it in the heater and the taste is the same. In the end, they eat the cheap and high-quality pork," said butcher Artyusha.
Butchers don't exclude that the price for a kilogram of pork thigh will range from 3,000-3,500 drams in a couple of days.
Fruit prices haven't gone up yet, except for bananas. A kilogram of bananas is sold at 1,000 drams compared to the previous 750 drams.
Traders mention that they have their clients who prefer to buy half a kilogram of leguminous plants.
"A1+" conducted a small survey among citizens and found out that they need 100,000 drams to set even a small table. "There is only one reason for the inflation. Importers know that the people will be forced to buy the products regardless of how prices are," said Varduhi Alexanyan.