Food prices in Russia and their change for the year, data for March 2023

In March 2023, in relation to the level of a year ago, food prices increased by more than 15% for 12 products, and more than 10% for 38 products.

it should be noted that inflation in the country for the year (if we compare March 2022 and March 2023), according to the inflation calculator on the level-inflation.rf website, amounted to 11.38%. Price growth above the inflation rate is shown by 29 goods out of 117.

Leaders in rising food prices

According to AB-Center's calculations, the increase in prices for the year mostly affected the following food products: chewing gum (+22.3%), margarine (+22.0%), fresh cucumbers (+20.6%), marshmallows and marshmallow (+17.4%), cookies (+17.3%), cream ice cream (+17.2%), canned tomato (+16.9%), soups in bags (+16.7%), gingerbread (+16.1%), onion (+16.0%), jam, marmalade (+15.8%), sweetened condensed MILK (+15.7%).

Food products showing price increases above the inflation rate of 11.38%

In addition to the goods of the first group, a significant strengthening of prices (by 11.38% and more) in the AB-Center is noted for natural coffee in beans and ground, curd cheeses glazed with chocolate, bakery products made from single-piece FLOUR of the highest grade, ketchup, natural canned vegetables , marinated, canned fish in tomato sauce, canned MEAT, salmon caviar, domestic, cereal flakes (dry breakfasts), caramel, frozen squid, yogurt, cocoa, muffins and rolls, coffee in quick service organizations, cakes, mineral water and drinking.

Food products whose prices rise below the rate of inflation

Price growth below the inflation rate (lower than 11.38%), according to AB-Center, was noted for processed cheese, salted and smoked fish delicacy products, frozen vegetables, uncut frozen shrimp, canned fish natural and with the addition of oil, green tea, carbonated drinks, lamb products, canned meat for baby food, dry milk mixes for baby food, dried fruits, national cheeses and feta cheese, fish fillet, canned vegetables for baby food, long leaf black tea, dumplings, manti and ravioli, fresh herbs , soft sweets glazed with chocolate, natural instant coffee, domestic sparkling wine, whole frozen fish.

Also, price strengthening below the inflation level was observed for mayonnaise, fortified grape wine with a strength of up to 20% vol. ALCOHOL, polished rice, canned fruit and berries for baby food, bread made from rye flour and from a mixture of rye and wheat flour, whole pasteurized drinking milk 2, 5-3.2% fat, chilled and frozen cut salmon fish, beef (except for boneless meat), boneless beef, sour-milk products, smoked meats, table SALT, natural chocolate sweets and with additives, lamb (except for boneless meat), wine grape table alcohol with a strength of up to 14% vol., fruit juices, raw smoked sausage, bagged black long leaf tea, chopped frozen fish (except for salmon species), sour cream, poultry culinary products, natural bee honey, butter, chocolate, OLIVE OIL,turkey meat, boiled sausage, frozen berries, fresh mushrooms, pasta made from premium wheat flour, salted herring, vermicelli, salted herring fillet, salted, pickled, smoked fish, sausages and sausages, whole sterilized drinking milk 2.5-3, 2% fat content, ordinary domestic cognac, semi-smoked and boiled-smoked sausage, minced meat, Hercules oatmeal, semolina.

Food items that have decreased in price over the year

Over the year, the price of fresh white cabbage (-72.9%), potatoes (-38.0%), table beets (-37.8%), garlic (-32.3%), carrots (-30.5%) %), buckwheat groats (-28.8%), granulated SUGAR (-25.3%), pears (-20.3%), chilled and frozen chickens (-8.2%), apples (- 8.1%), lemons (-6.6%), pork (excluding boneless meat) (-5.3%), millet (-5.2%), wheat flour (-4.5%), boneless pork (-4.0%), oatmeal and pearl barley (-3.8%), nuts (-3.7%), sunflower oil (-3.6%), oranges (-3.2%), bananas ( -3.0%), chicken eggs (-2.9%), peas and beans (-2.8%), fresh tomatoes (-2.2%), chicken legs (-2.1%), live fish and chilled (-1.1%), grapes (-0.4%).