Statistics: Russia’s inflation unchanged at 0.1% in Oct 20–Monday

MOSCOW, Oct 28 (PRIME) -- Russia’s consumer price inflation remained flat at 0.1% from October 20 through Monday for a fourth week in a row, and reached 3.3% since January 1, the Federal State Statistics Service said on Wednesday.

Sugar prices increased by 3.8% in the reporting week, sunflower oil prices rose by 2.2%, egg prices by 1.9%, buckwheat prices by 0.6%, dry milk mixes for baby food, soft chocolate, black tea, bread prices rose by 0.4%, chicken, sausage, meat preserves, vegetable and fruit preserves for baby food, cheese, margarine, hard candy, rye bread, canteen meal price grew 0.2%.

Millet price fell by 0.2%, drinking sterilized milk by 0.1%.

Fruit and vegetable prices grew by 0.3% on average.

Automobile gasoline and diesel fuel prices remained unchanged.

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