Food prices in Russia and their changes for the week, month, and year, as of July 29, 2024

Of the 43 food products analyzed in this article, prices increased for 23 products over the week, while prices decreased for 20 products. Over the month, prices increased for 30 products, while prices decreased for 13 products. Over the year, prices increased for 39 products, while prices decreased for four products.

Change in food prices over the week

Food products that increased in price over the week

According to AB-Center calculations, the price increase over the week mostly affected food products such as fresh white cabbage (+1.8%), butter (+0.5%), semi-smoked and cooked-smoked sausage (+0.5%), sunflower oil (+0.5%), and canned fruit and berry preserves for baby food (+0.4%).

There were also increases in prices for table salt (+0.4%), margarine (+0.3%), bread and bakery products made from various types of wheat flour (+0.3%), cooked sausage (+0.2%), polished rice (+0.2%), sour cream (+0.2%), sterilized milk (+0.2%), cookies (+0.2%), vodka (+0.1%), wheat flour (+0.1%), bread made from rye flour and from a mixture of rye and wheat flour (+0.1%), millet (+0.1%), pork on the bone (+0.1%), pasteurized milk (+0.1%), granulated sugar (+0.1%), sausages, frankfurters (+0.1%), vermicelli (+0.03%), beef on the bone (+0.01%).

Food products that have fallen in price over the week

As for the price reduction, it affected canned vegetables for baby food (-0.02%), hard, semi-hard and soft cheeses (-0.02%), buckwheat groats (-0.1%), dry milk mixtures for baby food (-0.1%), lamb on the bone (-0.1%), apples (-0.1%), black tea (-0.2%), cottage cheese (-0.2%), onions (-0.2%), frozen whole fish (-0.2%),chicken meat (-0.3%), pasta made from premium wheat flour (-0.3%), canned meat for baby food (-0.4%), fresh tomatoes (-0.4%), bananas (-0.9%), potatoes (-1.0%), chicken eggs (-1.0%), carrots (-2.5%), beetroot (-4.0%), fresh cucumbers (-5.2%).

Change in food prices over the month

Food products that have increased in price over the month

According to AB-Center calculations, the price increase over the month mostly affected food products such as fresh white cabbage (+11.0%), apples (+1.9%), canned vegetables for baby food (+1.8%), butter (+1.4%), and sunflower oil (+1.2%).

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

Food products that have decreased in price over the month

The price has decreased over the monthcottage cheese (-0.2%), dry milk mixtures for baby food (-0.4%), buckwheat groats (-0.4%), chicken meat (-0.5%), black tea (-0.7%), potatoes (-1.8%), fresh tomatoes (-2.4%), onions (-3.0%), chicken eggs (-3.0%), bananas (-3.5%), fresh cucumbers (-5.5%), carrots (-7.3%), beetroot (-16.4%).

Change in food prices over the year

Food products that have increased in price over the year

According to AB-Center calculations, the price increase over the year mostly affected such food products as bananas (+38.8%), chicken eggs (+36.2%), fresh tomatoes (+35.6%), lamb on the bone (+32.8%), and beetroot (+30.5%).

There were also increases in prices for fresh cucumbers (+27.5%), potatoes (+24.2%), apples (+22.5%), bread made from rye flour and from a mixture of rye and wheat flour (+15.2%), polished rice (+14.8%), butter (+14.5%), bread and bakery products made from various types of wheat flour (+14.0%), beef on the bone (+13.7%),chicken meat (+11.5%), frozen whole fish (+11.0%), cooked sausage (+10.2%), semi-smoked and cooked-smoked sausage (+10.1%), pork on the bone (+10.0%), edible salt (+9.1%), sausages, frankfurters (+9.1%), dry milk mixtures for baby food (+8.6%), pasteurized milk (+7.8%), cookies (+7.0%), sunflower oil (+6.7%), sour cream (+6.7%), sterilized milk (+6.4%), canned vegetables for baby food (+6.2%), vodka (+5.9%), hard, semi-hard and soft cheeses (+5.0%), wheat flour (+4.8%), canned fruits and berries for baby food (+4.0%), black tea (+3.4%), vermicelli (+3.1%), cottage cheese (+2.6%), margarine (+2.2%), canned meat for baby food (+2.0%), millet (+1.9%), granulated sugar (+1.4%), pasta made from premium wheat flour (+0.3%).

Food products that have decreased in price over the year

Over the year, the prices of carrots (-3.4%), buckwheat groats (-6.2%), onions (-13.8%), and fresh white cabbage (-18.8%) have decreased.