Over the past 12 months, borsch vegetables have risen in price the most in Ukraine, while buckwheat and eggs have fallen in price
24 October 2024 14:02
Inflation in Ukraine is accelerating, but the dynamics of individual goods and services, even in the same consumer group, is multidirectional. Danylo Hetmantsev, Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Finance, Taxation and Customs Policy, wrote about this in a Telegram message, according to
Komersant ukrainskyi
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According to the deputy, according to the State Statistics Service, consumer prices in Ukraine rose by 8.6% in September (year-on-year).
Danylo Hetmantsev states that over the past 12 months, borsch vegetables have risen in price the most, buckwheat and eggs have fallen in price, and offers to find out which specific goods and services have risen and fallen in price the most.
What has fallen in price the most recently
Top 10 goods/services that have fallen in price (annual change in brackets, %):
– Buckwheat (-28.1%)
– Millet (-21.2%)
– Eggs (-20.2%)
– Pork (-10.3%)
– Sugar (-4.9%)
– Lard (-3.6%)
– Vodka (-2.6%)
– Diesel fuel (-1.4%)
– Sunflower oil (-1.3%)
– Poultry (carcass) (-0.6%)
What has risen in price the most recently
Top 10 goods/services that have risen in price:
– Cabbage ( 208.8%)
– Potatoes (88.8%)
– Carrots (51%)
– Beetroot (38.6%)
– Butter (24.9%)
– Liquefied gas (24.4%)
– Antipyretics/analgesics (domestic) (22.8%)
– Onions (21.2%)
– Apples (20.4%)
– Car insurance (20.3%)
In general, out of 54 items monitored by the State Statistics Service, 44 have increased in price over the past year.
According to Danylo Hetmantsev, the factors influencing prices are different. Rising energy and labour costs remain a significant pro-inflationary factor. At the same time, as for the cost of crops, a lot depends on the harvest, storage capacity, quality of seed, export opportunities and other factors that can play both for and against price growth.
