Inflation since the beginning of the year in Russia has approached six percent

For the period from September 29 to October 5, inflation in Russia amounted to 0.96 percent, which was a consequence of the indexation of housing and communal services tariffs from October 1. This is stated in a message on the Rosstat website.

Since the beginning of the year, price growth has reached 5.94 percent, which is 1.13 percentage points higher than in the same period last year. If tariffs are excluded, then for the remaining categories in the aggregate, inflation is estimated at 0.21 percent.

In the food products segment, prices increased by 0.17 percent, while separately fruit and vegetable products fell in price by 0.6 percent. Including potatoes (minus 2.3 percent), cabbage (minus 1.5 percent) and cucumbers (minus 0.9 percent) lost in price.

For non-food products, inflation was 0.13 percent, and services rose in price by 5.14 percent. On average in Russia, the cost of sewerage increased by 17.1 percent, cold water supply - by 15.3 percent, hot water supply - by 14.2 percent, heating - by 12.7 percent, and electricity - by 12 percent.