Russia's inflation rises slightly to 0.01%
Inflation in Russia accelerated again. From August 18 to 24, prices in Russia rose by 0.1% — barely noticeable, but this is the first week of price increases in a month.
Consensus
- Inflation in Russia for the week of August 18–25, 2026, was 0.01%.
- Prices for fruits and vegetables declined significantly during the week.
- Sugar, buckwheat, and psheno saw the largest price increases among food items.
- Gasoline prices rose by 0.9%.
- The year-to-date inflation rate as of August 24, 2026, was 4.68%.
- The data was reported by Rosstat.
- Prices for some non-food essentials, such as diapers and matches, increased.
- Prices for some medicines, including pentalgin and rimonadine, decreased.
Points of divergence
- The year-on-year inflation rate increased from 6.13% to 6.23% due to the weekly price rise. — tg_govorit_nemoskva
- The weekly inflation rate was 0.01%, following a deflation of 0.02% the previous week. — vesti
- The price of new domestic cars remained unchanged, while foreign cars rose by 0.3%. — m24
- The report includes data on industrial production in Russia for July 2026 and revised figures for 2025 and the first half of 2026. — interfax
Coverage (6 sources)
- Inflation in Russia accelerated again — Говорит НеМосква
- Inflation in Russia for a week amounted to 0.01% — Вести
- Industrial production in Russia grew by 0.4% in July, by 0.1% in January-July — Интерфакс
- Weekly inflation in Russia accelerated to 0.01% — Ведомости
- Inflation in the Russian Federation from August 18 to 24 amounted to 0.01%, annual - at the level of 6.1-6.2% — Интерфакс
- Inflation in Russia for the week from August 18 to 24 amounted to 0.01% — Москва 24