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Rosstat calculated price increases in July
The Federal Statistics Service (Rosstat) yesterday published new data on consumer price growth in July. Prices for bread and building materials grew at a faster pace in the country in July. In St. Petersburg, the growth in the cost of food items is increasingly outpacing that in Moscow, which confirms the trend of rising costs of living in the northern capital.Over the past month, the nutritional structure of Russians has changed. They began to eat less meat and fish in July than in June. The consumption of not only fruits and vegetables has increased, which is quite natural for the season, but also bread and pasta.
Of the products, bread went up in price by 7.2% last month due to the “grain hysteria” that happened in June. Prices for other products increased significantly less: for cereals and legumes - by 2.8%, for meat and poultry - by 0.8%, for fish - by 0.4%. Prices for milk and dairy products in July increased by 0.5%, butter rose in price by 1.1%, fruits and vegetables - by 1.9%. The price of sugar in July increased by 1.3%, but compared to the beginning of the year it fell by 3.3%. The cost of alcoholic beverages increased by 0.6% in July.
In July, compared to previous months, the rate of increase in prices for fruits and vegetables slowed down significantly. As a result of the new crop entering the market, cabbage became cheaper by 14%, onions by 9%, and garlic by 3%. Prices for bananas and lemons decreased by 13 and 5%, respectively. At the same time, oranges rose in price by 21% over the month, potatoes by 20%, beets and carrots by 5 and 4%, respectively.
The cost of the minimum set of food products on average in Russia in July increased by 3.6% and amounted to 1,726 rubles at the end of July. The most expensive minimum food package in July was in the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, where its cost reached 4,879 rubles. The lowest cost of the set was recorded in the Orenburg region - 1440 rubles, in Tatarstan - 1449 rubles. and in the Omsk region - 1454 rubles.
The price of a grocery set in Moscow in July increased by 5% and amounted to 2,121 rubles. True, if you look at prices since the beginning of the year, then by July the Muscovite grocery set had risen in price by 20%. In St. Petersburg, the price of the set rose by 6% over the month, to 1,893 rubles, and since the beginning of the year, as in the capital, by 20%.
The cost of building materials in July 2007 grew at an accelerated pace due to the construction boom - over 21 million square meters were commissioned in the country in six months. m of housing. In July, cement prices rose by 8%, slate, lumber and red brick by 2-5%, despite the fact that inflation in Russia this month was 0.9%.
Among other observed non-food products, prices for coal, printed publications, jewelry, laundry soap, school bags and backpacks, certain types of summer children's clothing and knitwear, medicines and furniture increased by 1-4%.
Tariffs for passenger transport services continued to grow at a faster pace in July. In July, tickets for long-distance trains increased in price by 3.7%, and for air travel in the economy class cabin - by 2.5%. Prices for vacation packages to Spain and Turkey increased by 5 and 3%, respectively, to sanatoriums, holiday homes and boarding houses in Russia - by 3%, for excursion trips around Russia and European cities - by 1.8 and 1.6 % respectively.
Among medical services, prices for dental prosthetics increased the most - by 2%. Among the other observed types of paid services, renting apartments from private individuals, wire broadcasting, photography, training in secondary schools and an initial course in driving a car became more expensive by 1.8%.