From August 29 to September 4, annual inflation in Russia rose to 5.19% from 5.03% the previous week. This was reported by the Ministry of Economic Development. review About the current price situation.
The ministry states that prices rose 0.11% during the week. Inflation in the food group rose to 0.12% due to the continued deflation in fruits and vegetables, which fell to 1.3%, and the rise in other products (0.24%).
Prices in the non-food segment increased by 0.41% due to the high rise in white goods prices and the accelerated increase in automobile and gasoline prices. Deflation in the services sector slowed to 0.28% from 0.37%, despite the 4.94% drop in airfare prices a week ago, down 8.77%.
on the eve of the Central Bank guessHe predicts that the inflation in Russia will be 5-6.5% by the end of the year. Consumer prices have increased by 0.61% per month on average in the last three months; this corresponds to 7.6% on an annual basis.
Previously, the Central Bank of the Russian Federation harshly raised up to 12% key rate in an unscheduled meeting.