In January 2018, in the Kaluga region, an increase in fruit and vegetable prices, including potatoes — by 3.8%, fish products, milk and dairy products — by 1%, oil and fats — by 0.9%, bread and bakery products — by 0.6%, cheese, flour, soft drinks — by 0.5%, eggs — by 0.3%, confectionery products, jam, jam, jam, honey 0.2%, meat products, canned vegetables, tea, coffee, salt, sauce, spices and concentrates — 0.1%. About it had informed the joint meeting of the Kaluga regional headquarters for the monitoring of and rapid response to changes in food prices, as well as the working group for prevention of unreasonable increase of their value, reported January 20, the correspondent of IA REGNUM.

Thus, in the period from 10 to 17 January 2018 in the stores of national retail chains region was noted increase in prices of frozen fish — by 1.4%, sour cream — by 0.4%, butter — by 1.4%, grapes — 12,3%, Mandarin 1.8%, eggs — by 1.7%.

Meanwhile, according to the Kaluga regional statistics, the consumer price index for food products in December 2017 in relation to the November 2017 amounted to 100.5% in relation to December 2016 101,7%.

Recall that in the field, at the same time increased the wholesale price of gasoline by 1.7%, diesel fuel — by 0.6%. The retail price has not significantly changed.