Food prices in Russia and their change for the year, data for January 2023

In January 2023, in relation to the level of a year ago, an increase in food prices of more than 25% is observed in 9 products, more than 10% in 80 products.

It should be noted that inflation in the country for the year (if we compare January 2022 and January 2023), according to the inflation calculator on the level-inflation.rf website, amounted to 12.86%. Price growth above the inflation rate is shown by 64 goods out of 117.

Leaders in rising food prices

To a greater extent, the increase in prices for the year, according to AB-Center, affected the following food products: margarine (+35.5%), natural coffee beans and ground (+31.6%), biscuits (+30.1%) , sweetened condensed milk (+29.6%), fresh cucumbers (+28.7%), marshmallows and marshmallows (+27.9%), onions (+27.3%), canned tomato (+26 , 3%), gingerbread (+25.8%), frozen vegetables (+25.0%), soups in packages (+24.6%), chewing gum (+24.6%).

Food products showing price increases above the inflation rate of 12.86%

In addition to the goods of the first group, a significant strengthening of prices (by 12.86% and more) in the AB-Center is noted for cocoa, edible salt, curd cheeses glazed with chocolate, polished rice, ketchup, long leaf black tea, jam, jam and marmalade, salted and smoked fish delicacies, creamy ice cream, natural instant coffee, soft sweets, chocolate glazed, green tea, muffins and rolls, caramel, dried fruits, canned meat, frozen whole shrimp, frozen squid, canned fish in tomato sauce, bakery products sweets made from the highest grade flour, piece, bananas, cereal flakes (dry breakfasts), cakes, canned vegetables for baby food, chilled and frozen cut salmon fish, processed cheeses, natural canned, pickled vegetables, frozen berries, mineral and drinking water,canned fruits and berries for baby food, carbonated drinks, coffee in fast-food establishments, lamb products, canned fish natural and with the addition of butter, yogurt, dry milk mixtures for baby food, fish fillet, bagged black tea, chocolate sweets natural and with additives, canned meat for baby food, national cheeses and cheese, beef (except for boneless meat), mayonnaise, vermicelli, pasta made from premium wheat flour, whole pasteurized drinking milk 2.5-3.2% fat, boneless beef, juices fruit, salmon caviar, domestic, butter, dairy products, dumplings, manti and ravioli.canned fish natural and with the addition of butter, yogurt, dry milk mixtures for baby food, fish fillet, bagged black tea, chocolate candies natural and with additives, canned meat for baby food, national cheeses and feta cheese, beef (except for boneless meat), mayonnaise, vermicelli, pasta made from premium wheat flour, whole pasteurized drinking milk 2.5-3.2% fat, boneless beef, fruit juices, salmon caviar, domestic, butter, sour-milk products, dumplings, manti and ravioli.canned fish natural and with the addition of butter, yogurt, dry milk mixtures for baby food, fish fillet, bagged black tea, chocolate candies natural and with additives, canned meat for baby food, national cheeses and feta cheese, beef (except for boneless meat), mayonnaise, vermicelli, pasta made from premium wheat flour, whole pasteurized drinking milk 2.5-3.2% fat, boneless beef, fruit juices, salmon caviar, domestic, butter, sour-milk products, dumplings, manti and ravioli.vermicelli, pasta made from premium wheat flour, whole pasteurized drinking milk 2.5-3.2% fat, boneless beef, fruit juices, salmon caviar, domestic, butter, sour-milk products, dumplings, manti and ravioli.vermicelli, pasta made from premium wheat flour, whole pasteurized drinking milk 2.5-3.2% fat, boneless beef, fruit juices, salmon caviar, domestic, butter, sour-milk products, dumplings, manti and ravioli.

Food products whose prices rise below the rate of inflation

Price growth below the inflation rate (lower than 12.84%), according to AB-Center, was noted for semolina, oranges, sour cream, salted herring, grape table wine with a strength of up to 14% vol. alcohol, fortified grape wine with a strength of up to 20% alcohol by volume, chocolate, domestic sparkling wine, lemons, salted herring fillets, peas and beans, Hercules oatmeal, olive oil, whole sterilized drinking milk 2.5-3.2% fat, rye flour bread and from a mixture of rye and wheat flour, chopped frozen fish (except for salmon species), smoked meats, granulated sugar, oatmeal and pearl barley, whole frozen fish, lamb (except for boneless meat), fresh mushrooms, fresh herbs, poultry culinary products, sausage raw smoked, salted, pickled, smoked fish, nuts, sausages and sausages, minced meat, boiled sausage,ordinary domestic cognac, natural bee honey, semi-smoked and boiled-smoked sausage, turkey meat, wheat flour, sunflower oil, live and chilled fish, chicken legs, apples, grapes, millet, fresh tomatoes.

Food items that have decreased in price over the year

Over the year, the price of fresh white cabbage (-56.7%), potatoes (-29.6%), garlic (-26.4%), table beet (-22.3%), buckwheat-unground groats (- 14.3%), carrots (-10.4%), pears (-5.7%), chicken eggs (-4.2%), chilled and frozen chickens (-2.4%), pork (except boneless meat) (-1.0%), boneless pork (-0.9%).