Rosstat for the first time in two years recorded deflation. Expert: This is a seasonal phenomenon, in the fall an increase in inflation will begin
Rosstat said that consumer prices in Russia per week from July 23 to 29 fell by 0.1%. This happened for the first time since September 2017. Georgy Ostapkovich, director of the HSE, HSE of the NRU Center for NRU, believes that this is a common seasonal phenomenon, but at the same time, at the same time, inflation may be slightly lower than in the forecasts of the government. There is nothing surprising in this message.