Changes in prices of consumer market
Prices of consumer goods and services in January-September 2018 compared to the corresponding period of 2017 increased by 2.6%, including food products 2.5%, non-food products 3.0%, paid services provided to population 2.5%.
In September of the current year compared to August prices of consumer goods and services increased by 0.2%, including food products 0.4%, non-food products 0.2% and paid services provided to population 0.1%.
During the month prices of flour, semolina, beef, sheep and chicken meat, sausage products, fish products, milk products, cheese and egg, margarine, olive and corn oil, cucumber, tomato, carrot, potato and banana increased while the prices of round rice, buckwheat, lemon, tangerine, apple, pear, pomegranate, watermelon, melon, grape, green, sweet pepper, eggplant, blue beans, onion decreased. No significant changes had been observed in prices of other food products.
During the month prices of non-food products such as textile, clothes, construction materials, furniture and household things, carpet and other floor coverings, home textiles, household appliances, small electrical appliances, toys, books, stationery, jewelry prices increased while the prices of medical supplies and equipment, cars, bicycles, mobile phones and tablet PC’s decreased. No significant changes had been observed in prices of other non-food products.
In September, compared to August, there had been observed increase in prices of paid services provided to population such as repairing household appliances and cars, passenger transportation to CIS countries by air, prices of barbershop, cosmetology, stomatology and public catering services, renting apartments, computer and education fees at foreign language courses; decrease in prices of vacation tours out of the country, passenger services to CIS countries by railway transport, and by air transport to other countries except CIS countries. No significant changes had been observed in prices of other paid services.
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