Food prices in Russia and their weekly and monthly changes, data as of March 18, 2024

The AB-Center analyzed price dynamics for 43 food products. Over the week, prices increased for 26 products, while prices decreased for 17 products. Over the month, prices increased for 33 products and decreased for 10 products.

Change in food prices over the week

Food products that increased in price over the week

According to AB-Center calculations, the price increase over the week mostly affected food products such as table beets (+1.3%), fresh tomatoes (+1.0%), carrots (+0.8%), fresh white cabbage (+0.7%), and onions (+0.5%).

There was also an increase in prices for granulated SUGAR (+0.5%), lamb on the bone (+0.4%), vermicelli (+0.3%), apples (+0.3%), frozen whole fish (+0.2%), cooked sausage (+0.2%), semi-smoked and cooked-smoked sausage (+0.2%), margarine (+0.2%), sterilized MILK (+0.2%), polished rice (+0.2%), edible SALT (+0.2%), beef on the bone (+0.2%), bread and bakery products made from various grades of wheat FLOUR (+0.1%), dry milk mixtures for baby food (+0.1%), pasta made from premium wheat flour (+0.1%), black tea (+0.1%), hard, semi-hard and soft cheeses (+0.1%), milk pasteurized (+0.1%), bread made from rye flour and from a mixture of rye and wheat flour (+0.1%), vodka (+0.04%), canned MEAT for baby food (+0.01%).

Food products that have fallen in price over the week

As for the price reduction, it affected butter (-0.02%), potatoes (-0.03%), sausages, frankfurters (-0.1%), canned vegetables for baby food (-0.1%), wheat flour (-0.1%), pork on the bone (-0.1%),chicken meat (-0.2%), sour cream (-0.2%), millet (-0.2%), cottage cheese (-0.2%), cookies (-0.3%), canned fruit and berries for baby food (-0.3%), sunflower oil (-0.3%), bananas (-0.5%), buckwheat groats (-0.5%), chicken eggs (-0.7%), fresh cucumbers (-8.1%).

Change in food prices over the month

Food products that have increased in price over the month

According to AB-Center calculations, the price increase over the month mostly affected such food products as fresh tomatoes (+6.7%), beetroot (+6.4%), fresh white cabbage (+6.0%), carrots (+4.9%), and lamb on the bone (+2.1%).

Also, price strengthening over the month was observed for granulated sugar (+2.0%), onions (+1.9%), beef on the bone (+1.5%), apples (+1.4%), margarine (+0.9%), frozen whole fish (+0.8%), cooked sausage (+0.8%), butter (+0.8%), hard, semi-hard and soft cheeses (+0.8%), edible table salt (+0.8%), pasteurized milk (+0.8%), vodka (+0.8%), semi-smoked and boiled-smoked sausages (+0.8%), frankfurters, sausages (+0.8%), vermicelli (+0.7%), sterilized milk (+0.7%), polished rice (+0.6%), canned fruit and berries for baby food (+0.5%), bread and bakery products made from various grades of wheat flour (+0.4%), pasta made from premium wheat flour (+0.4%), dry milk mixtures for baby food (+0.4%), bread made from rye flour and from a mixture of rye and wheat flour (+0.4%), black tea (+0.3%),cottage cheese (+0.3%), bananas (+0.1%), cookies (+0.1%), sour cream (+0.05%), canned vegetables for baby food (+0.03%).

Food products that have decreased in price over the month

Over the month, the prices of wheat flour (-0.1%), millet (-0.2%), pork on the bone (-0.3%), chicken ( -0.4%), canned meat for baby food (-0.4%), potatoes (-0.5%), sunflower oil (-0.6%), buckwheat groats (-1.0%), chicken eggs (-2.3%), and fresh cucumbers (-18.2%) decreased.