Consumer prices drop 0.5% in June - State Statistics

"Consumer prices in June 2019 decreased by 0.5% compared with May 2019, and grew by 3.6% since the start of the year,” the report says.

At the same time, compared with December 2018, consumer prices rose by 3.6% and by 9% from June 2018. In the first half of 2019, inflation in the consumer market amounted to 9% compared with the same period in 2018.

As to the prices for consumer goods and services in June 2019, the largest increase, compared with December 2018, was recorded among the prices for fruits (by 33.6%), passenger rail services (by 26.7%), and vegetables (by 24.0%).

At the same time, in the period from December 2018 to June 2019, the drop was recorded among the prices for eggs (by 49.7%), natural gas (by 10.3%), fuel and lubricants (by 1.8%).

Core inflation in June 2019 amounted to 0.0% as compared with the previous month and 2.3% since the start of the year.

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