Food Prices In Belarus Are Out Of Control

What goods were among the leaders in price increases?

Inflation in Belarus continues to gain momentum. Foodstuffs are getting more expensive - in June, the monthly growth was 1.7% against May. "Zerkalo" looked at what foodstuffs have increased in price the most, and which ones have become cheaper.

In June, there were two absolute leaders in price growth. These were beets and potatoes. The former rose in price by 35.9% for the month, while the latter - by 35.4%, follows from the data of the National Statistics Committee. At the same time, apples became more expensive by more than a quarter.

In general, in the first summer month, fruits and vegetables became more expensive. But together with them cocoa powder entered the top. It became more expensive by almost 10.3% by May.

When it comes to socially important goods, milk rose in price by 1.66% by May, meat products - by 1.7%, frozen fish - by 1.42%. Moreover, milk became more expensive by 2.55%, kefir - by 2.65%. Butter has slowed down its growth, which was by 0.85% in June. And ice cream for the summer season increased in price by 3.07%.

Beef on the bone increased in price by 2.31%, pork - by 2.28%, chicken - by 1.2%.

As for other products, cereals have become cheaper on average by 0.5%. But pasta on average rose in price by 2.35%. Confectionery increased in price by an average of 1.08%. Cakes and chocolate became more expensive: 2.46% and 2.04% respectively. Soluble cocoa at the same time rose in price by 3.31%

How prices have changed for goods that officials have stopped monitoring

In April, some products were excluded from the list of goods with state regulation of prices. As experts expected, after that their cost increased significantly. In June, the authorities returned the regulation on dairy, meat and confectionery products.

Nevertheless, as seen above, the price increase continued. The same applies to products that remained unregulated. Thus, muesli and other breakfast cereals increased in price by 2.1%, corn flakes - by 2.7%, peas and beans - by 2.9%, frozen vegetables - by 1.13%.

Which products became cheaper

In June, some products became cheaper. The price of avocados fell the most - by 13.2%. Tomatoes became more affordable by 9.74%, mushrooms by almost 6%, grapes by 5.88% and cabbage by 5.8%.

Eggs also became cheaper by 0.43%.

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