In the previous period from 16 to 22 prices rose by 0.1%, from 10 to 15 January (due to holidays turned out periods of time, different from the usual week) are also 0.1% to between 1 and 9 January they increased by 0.2% (due to indexation of tariffs for the transport from 1 January). Last week, zero inflation was recorded in early November 2017.

Since the beginning of January, consumer prices rose 0.3%.

The average increase in prices over the 29 days of January 2018 were almost two times higher in 30 days-day Jan 2017 - 0,011% vs 0,021%. Based on daily average data, the annual rate slowed to 2.2 percent from 2.3 percent a week earlier.

At the end of December, the annual inflation was 2,5%. Thus, the dynamics shows that while the turn to growth annual inflation did not happen.

The prices for fruits and vegetables has returned to modest growth of 0.4% (week from 16 to 22 January, the price of it has not changed after rising 0.5 percent and 1.7 percent the previous two weeks), including potatoes, cabbage, onions, carrots and apples - 0,6-1,4%. At the same time, cucumbers and tomatoes became cheaper by 1.2% and 0.7% respectively.

Over the past week, prices of fish, cheese, salt and spelt were grown on 0,2-0,5%.

Pork, chicken, eggs, sugar and buckwheat has fallen in price on 0,3-0,7%.

Prices for gasoline have not changed, on diesel fuel - rose 0.1%.

The economic development Ministry predicts that inflation in Russia in January will make 0,4-0,5%, and in annual expression will be 2.3 to 2.5 percent.

As reported, in 2017, inflation in Russia amounted to minimal in the recent history of Russia is 2.5%.

Annual inflation in Russia in the first quarter of 2018 will be close to December's level of 2.5%, said two weeks earlier in the comments of the Bank of Russia.

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