“Sandwich” remained unchanged in the second half of January

The index was developed by RIA Novosti based on data exclusively provided to the agency by specialists from the large analytical resource "Check Index". The “basket” for its calculation included seven goods - frequent guests on the morning tables of Russians: loaf (400 grams), ham (200 grams), butter ( 180 grams), cheese (200 grams), cucumbers (500 grams), instant coffee (95 grams), sugar (1 kilogram).

For products from this consumer “basket,” Check Index analysts regularly calculate aggregated impersonal sales indicators (average check). The base 100 points are taken as the value of the “Coffee Sandwich Index” in the period from October 1 to October 15, 2022. Its change corresponds to the arithmetic average of the dynamics of the average bill for each of the seven goods.

Thus, from January 16 to January 31, compared to the first half of January, the average bill increased for coffee (by 1.6%, to 192 rubles), ham (by 1%, to 201 rubles), cucumbers (by 0.9%, to 213 rubles), butter (by 0.6%, up to 162 rubles). It decreased for loaf (by 2.5%, to 39 rubles) and sugar (by 1.6%, to 61 rubles). For cheese, the average bill remained at the same level (201 rubles ).

Thus, the index remained at the same level compared to the previous two-week period, amounting to 132.9 points.

As Chek Index analysts note, after the New Year holidays, spending stabilized, so the index value did not change.