The highest price growth for food products is observed in Kazakhstan, where the index rose by 9.9%, followed by Belarus with 6.9% and Kyrgyzstan with 6.2%.
In comparison, in Russia, prices for fruits fell by 2.6%, while in Kazakhstan they increased by 11.3%, in Armenia by 8.8%, and in Belarus by 8.5%.
Kyrgyzstan also ranks first in the EAEU for the increase in fish prices, where the rise was 13.2%. In Kazakhstan, this figure is 11.1%, in Russia 9.9%, and in Armenia and Belarus 9.5% each.
As for potatoes, their price in Kyrgyzstan increased by 12.5%, while in the other EAEU countries, prices are declining.
Flour prices also rose in Kyrgyzstan by 4.6%, which is the highest figure among the Union countries. In Armenia, the increase was 4.4%, in Belarus 3.6%, in Russia 1.7%, and in Kazakhstan 1.5%.
Only in Kyrgyzstan among all EAEU countries was a decrease in prices for milk and dairy products recorded - by 1.3%.
Photo on the main page: press service of the President of the Kyrgyz Republic / Sultan Dosaliev.
