Potato with meat on gasoline
Why is the real increase in prices in Russia yet ahead Photo: Oleg Elkov / TASS Rosstat data on inflation over the past week of August 2025 leave a double impression. Yes, a decrease in prices for vegetables - potatoes (–28.14% since the beginning of August!), Carrots, onions, cabbage, tomatoes - has become a powerful factor in temporary inhibition of overall inflation. Egg prices continue to decline (–0.95% since the beginning of August), as for sunflower oil (–0.57%).