In the third week of May 2022, Russia recorded deflationDuring the week from May 13 to 20, 2022 prices in Russia, according to official data, decreased by 0.02% - purely symbolic, of course, but the fact is important here!
Prices of some types of meat began to decline (pork, for example, by 0.3%), eggs prices decreased by 3.6% at once, sugar lost 0.81% (finally... although it is still almost 1.5 times more expensive than at the beginning of the year). Vegetables made a significant contribution to the reduction of inflation: cabbage (-6.16%), beets (-2%), cucumbers (-9.4%) and tomatoes (-4.3%). It is clear that there is a seasonal effect, but still
Household chemicals are still getting more expensive: soap, shampoos, detergents, and toothpaste are going up in price a little (by about a percent over a week, which is not that much, actually). Electronics are getting cheaper (smartphones have fallen in price by 1.5% over the week), drug prices are going down, but for the most part by symbolic amounts much
