In Chuvash Republic in March 2018, compared with December 2017, the consumer price index amounted to 100.8%, which remained at level of same period of last year. Compared to March 2017 the index was 101.3%, by February of 2018 — 100,2%. This is evidenced by Cobaltate, the correspondent of IA REGNUM with reference to the document.

Including in March 2018 to December 2017, the consumer price index for food products amounted to 101,%, 0.2% higher than the same period last year. According to the data, most of all, increased prices for eggs (+9,4%), sugar (+6,7%), fish and seafood (+1,2%). The number of food products became cheaper, more especially meat and poultry (-3.7 percent), butter (-2,7%) and sunflower oil (-1,5%).

Non-food items in March 2018 to December 2017 rose 0.7%. In the structure of the monitored types of goods more only increased the prices of tobacco (+3.5 percent), fabrics (+1,5%), clothes and underwear (+0.6 percent). Cheaper teleradiocomany (-1,3%) and textile products (down 0.6%).

As for service, during this period, prices rose by 0.5%. Above all rose the services of cultural organizations (+5.1 percent), health resort services (+4.3 per cent), services in the sphere of foreign tourism (+2.3 percent). At the same time, more than just cheaper insurance services (down 5.7 percent), medical services (-0,5%), services in the field of passenger transport and pre-primary education (-0.4 per cent).