Weekly inflation in the Russian Federation from February 17 to 24, accelerated to 0.6%, a week earlier she was 0.4 percent, according to the materials of Rosstat.

Since the beginning of February prices rose by 1.9% since the beginning of the year by 5.8%. Based on Rosstat data, the cumulative inflation rate annualized on February 24, 2015 could be an increase of 16.2%. For comparison: in February 2014 inflation was 0.7%, from the beginning of 2014 and 1.3%.

In 2013, rising prices since the beginning of February was 0.5%, YTD - 1.5%, in February - 0,6%.

Over the past week, tea became more expensive by 2.1%, frozen fish - 2%, rice - by 1.7%, canned meat, margarine, sunflower oil, pasta, caramel - 1.3-1.4%.

At the same time the chickens fell by 0.2%, eggs, sugar, buckwheat, vodka ordinary quality - by 0.1%. The growth of prices for fruit and vegetables on average amounted to 0.1%, including onions and 1.7%, carrot - 1.4%, apples - 0,8%, cabbage and potatoes to 0.6%. While the tomatoes and cucumbers are lower by 6.1% and 0.4% respectively. Prices for motor gasoline and diesel fuel fell by 0.1%.

Consumer prices for cucumbers in the Russian Federation for the first time in 2015 began to decline. However, the rising prices of cucumbers from the beginning of 2015 amounted to more than 40%, according to data services.

Also slowed the weekly rising cost of cabbage in the retail trade of the Russian Federation from 1.4% on February 16, up to 0.6% on 24 February. The annual growth of prices for this product on February 24, amounted to almost 50%.

The trend of changes in the value of tomatoes in the Russian retail unfolded for a fall a few weeks ago. By February 24, cheaper vegetable accelerated from 3 to 6%.