Food prices in Russia and their changes for the week, month and year, data as of July 22, 2024

Food prices in Russia and their changes for the week, month and year, data as of July 22, 2024
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Of the 43 food products analyzed in the article, price strengthening was observed for 27 goods during the week, and price weakening was observed for 15 goods. Over the month, prices increased by 31 goods and decreased by 12 goods. Over the year, price increases affected 39 goods, and decreases affected 4 goods.

Change in food prices over the week

Food products that have increased in price over the week

To a greater extent, the increase in prices over the week, according to AB-Center calculations, affected such food products as fresh white cabbage (+2.2%), canned vegetables for baby food (+0.9%), canned meat for baby food (+ 0.6%), butter (+0.4%), lamb on the bone (+0.4%).

Prices also increased for pasta made from premium wheat flour (+0.4%), granulated sugar (+0.4%), millet (+0.3%), pork on the bone (+0.3%), vermicelli (+0.3%), frozen whole fish (+0.3%), apples (+0.3%), table salt (+0.3%), bread made from rye flour and a mixture of rye and wheat (+0.2%), semi-smoked and boiled-smoked sausage (+0.2%), beef on the bone (+0.2%), bread and bakery products made from various types of wheat flour (+0.2%) , sausages, sausages (+0.2%), pasteurized milk (+0.2%), sunflower oil (+0.2%), sour cream (+0.2%), buckwheat groats (+0.2 %), wheat flour (+0.1%),cottage cheese (+0.1%), sterilized milk (+0.1%), polished rice (+0.02%), canned fruit and berries for baby food (+0.01%). Cookie prices have not changed significantly.

Food products that have decreased in price over the week

As for the price decline, it affected vodka (-0.02%), boiled sausage (-0.04%), powdered milk mixtures for baby food (-0.1%), chicken meat (-0.1%) , hard, semi-hard and soft cheeses (-0.1%), black long tea (-0.2%), margarine (-0.3%), fresh tomatoes (-0.3%), onions (-0 .6%), chicken eggs (-0.8%), potatoes (-0.8%), bananas (-1.0%), fresh cucumbers (-1.9%), carrots (-2.9% ), table beets (-4.6%).

Change in food prices per month

Food products that have increased in price over the month

To a greater extent, the increase in prices for the month, according to AB-Center calculations, affected such food products as fresh white cabbage (+10.2%), fresh cucumbers (+5.4%), apples (+3.5%), potatoes (+3.2%), canned vegetables for baby food (+2.0%).

Also, price strengthening over the month was observed for granulated sugar (+1.5%), bread made from rye flour and a mixture of rye and wheat flour (+1.3%), butter (+1.1%), sunflower oil ( +1.1%), vermicelli (+1.0%), bread and bakery products made from various types of wheat flour (+0.9%), vodka (+0.8%), table salt (+0.8 %), millet (+0.8%), lamb on the bone (+0.7%), frozen whole fish (+0.7%), wheat flour (+0.6%), beef on the bone (+0 .6%), pasta made from premium wheat flour (+0.6%), sterilized milk (+0.5%), pasteurized milk (+0.4%), cookies (+0.4%), sausages , sausages (+0.3%), boiled sausage (+0.3%), semi-smoked and boiled-smoked sausage (+0.2%), canned meat for baby food (+0.2%), cottage cheese (+ 0.1%), sour cream (+0.1%), canned fruit and berries for baby food (+0.1%), hard , semi-hard and soft cheeses (+0.1%), polished rice (+0.1%), 02%).

Food products that have decreased in price over the month

Over the month, the prices of powdered milk formulas for baby food (-0.04%), pork on the bone (-0.1%), chicken meat (-0.1%), margarine (-0.3%), and tea decreased in price black long leaf (-0.5%), buckwheat-kernels (-0.7%), bananas (-2.9%), chicken eggs (-3.0%), onions (-3.4%) , fresh tomatoes (-4.2%), carrots (-4.5%), beets (-15.9%).

Change in food prices over the year

Food products that have increased in price over the year

To a greater extent, the increase in prices for the year, according to AB-Center calculations, affected such food products as bananas (+41.4%), chicken eggs (+37.9%), fresh tomatoes (+35.2%), and beets (+34.8%), lamb on the bone (+33.0%).

Prices also increased for fresh cucumbers (+32.1%), apples (+24.0%), potatoes (+22.7%), bread made from rye flour and a mixture of rye and wheat flour (+15.1%) , polished rice (+14.6%), beef on the bone (+14.0%), butter (+13.7%), bread and bakery products made from various types of wheat flour (+13.5%), chicken meat (+12.3%), frozen whole fish (+11.5%), pork on the bone (+10.6%), semi-smoked and cooked-smoked sausage (+9.9%), boiled sausage (+9 .9%), powdered milk mixtures for baby food (+9.1%), table salt (+8.9%), sausages, sausages (+8.7%), pasteurized milk (+7.6%) , cookies (+6.5%), sunflower oil (+6.4%), sour cream (+6.4%), sterilized milk (+6.1%), canned vegetables for baby food (+6.0% ), vodka (+5.7%), hard, semi-hard and soft cheeses (+4.9%), black tea (+4.6%), wheat flour (+4.4%), canned fruit and berries for baby food (+4.2%), vermicelli (+3.5%), canned meat for baby food (+2.9%), cottage cheese (+2.7%), margarine (+2.1%) , granulated sugar (+2.0%), millet (+2.0%), pasta made from premium wheat flour (+1.1%).

Food products that have decreased in price over the year

Over the year, prices for carrots (-3.5%), buckwheat-kernels (-6.6%), onions (-16.6%), and fresh white cabbage (-21.2%) decreased in price.

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