In February, housing and communal services and housing rent rose in price, railway transport services fell in price

March 14, MINSK. In February, housing and communal services and housing rent rose in price, railway transport services fell in price, BelTA informs citing the data of the National Statistical Committee.

Cucumbers went up by 11.7%, tomatoes - by 11.29%, bananas - by 9.52%, grapes - by 9.42%, sweet peppers - by 8.53%, pears - by 8.46%, carrots - by 6.81%, caramel - by 4.76%, apples - by 4.57%, edible SALT - by 4.48%, onions - by 4.35%, curd cream, dessert, pudding, pasta - by 3.81%, muesli, other dry breakfasts from various cereals - by 3.35%, semi-finished products from cottage cheese (vareniki, pancakes) - by 3%. White cabbage fell in price by 21.47%, potatoes - by 4.44%, beets - by 4.23%, frozen vegetables - by 2.7%, salmon caviar - by 1.98%.

In general, vegetables became more expensive by 0.56%, fruits - by 4.31%. MILK and dairy products went up by 0.83%, MEAT and meat products - by 0.66%, bread and bakery products - by 0.89%, fish and fish products - by 1%.

Lunches in the canteen went up by 0.98%, in restaurants and cafes - by 1.9%, fast food - by 0.92%.

Tobacco products rose in price by 3.91%, alcoholic beverages - by 1.31%.

Non-food products in February became more expensive by 0.49%. The cost of clothes on average has not changed. Shoes went up by 0.05%, textiles - by 1.41%, building materials - by 1.1%, medicines - by 0.24%. Furniture fell in price by 0.26%, carpet products - by 0.03%.

The cost of services increased by 3.68%. In February, housing and communal services became more expensive by 9.79%. Thus, the maintenance of residential premises has risen in price by 12.88%, the treatment of municipal solid waste - by 11.42%, electricity - by 10.95%, water supply - by 10.74%, gas supply - by 10.7%, use of elevator - by 9.62%, maintenance of the intercom - by 6.5%.

The use of rental housing became more expensive by 10.34%. Air transport services (by 7.08%), car insurance - by 5.79%, international tourism (by 4.36%), cinemas (by 4.02%) have risen in price. Rail transport services in international traffic fell in price (by 4.1%).

As reported, inflation in Belarus in February amounted to 1.6%.