According to experts, annual inflation in Russia at the beginning of March was 10.42%.
From February 26 to March 4, inflation accelerated in Russia. The indicator was 2.22%, despite the fact that from February 19 to February 25 it was equal to 0.45%.
Such data is provided by Rosstat.
Interfax notes that there has not been such a high price increase in a week since December 1998. Then for the month inflation was 11.6%.
In annual terms, inflation in Russia accelerated from February 26 to March 4 to 10.42% against 9.05% a week earlier.
By the end of February, inflation in Russia in annual terms amounted to 9.15%.
From March 1 to March 4, prices increased by 1.26%, from the beginning of the year by 3.46%.
Ksenia Sobchak cites statistics on price growth in Russia in her Telegram channel.
She said that in the Russian capital there was a record increase in prices for new buildings for 8 years. Thus, the average cost per square meter increased by 5% to 281 thousand rubles.
In the first week of March, prices for cars and household appliances increased by 15%. Prices for domestic passenger cars rose by 17.1%, for foreign cars – 15.2%, for televisions – 15%, for vacuum cleaners – 14.6%.
Smartphones increased in price by 9.6%.
Sugar rose by 6.79%, pasta by 5.02%, butter by 4.77%, sour cream by 4.24%, milk by 4.2%.
Auto parts jumped in price by 30-50%. Dental services have become more expensive by 15%, and in Russia specialists use 98% of imported materials in their work.
Medicines have also become more expensive, and the prices of vouchers to Egypt and Turkey have increased by 80%.
As stated by the speaker of the State Duma Vyacheslav Volodin, artificial price increases under the guise of sanctions are unacceptable when it comes to products produced and consumed in Russia.
He admitted that due to an increase in the exchange rate or problems with supplies from other countries, some goods in Russia may increase in price.
At the same time, Volodin pointed out the necessary stocks of goods from suppliers, stressing that there is no shortage, therefore the price increase is unreasonable.
Earlier, topNews wrote that Russia abolished the tax for individuals on the purchase of gold bars. Also, the Cabinet of Ministers decided to exempt from the tax on interest on deposits for deposits in 2021-2022.