Changes in consumer prices for goods and services: how to save money

Consumer inflation in June 2025 was 0.8% compared to May 2025, and 14.3% compared to June 2024. Core inflation in June 2025 was 0.3% compared to May 2025, and 12.1% compared to June 2024.

This means that consumer prices in June 2025 increased by:

• +0.8% compared to the previous month;
• +14.3% compared to June 2024.

The State Statistics Service reports that in June, compared to May, prices

• increased for: fruits (+13.5%), rail passenger transportation services (+5.4%), meat and meat products (+3.3%), fuel and oils (+2.3%), and soft drinks (+1.4%);
• decreased by: vegetables (-8.1%), clothing and footwear (-2.2%), eggs (-1.1%), milk (-0.7%), pasta (-0.7%).

In the consumer market, prices for food and non-alcoholic beverages increased by 1.4% in June. Fruit prices rose the most (by 13.5%). Prices for meat and meat products, soft drinks, fish and fish products, lard, bread, dairy products, butter, and sugar increased by 3.3-0.2%. At the same time, prices for vegetables fell by 8.1%, and prices for eggs, pasta, milk, and rice decreased by 1.1-0.4%.

Prices for alcoholic beverages and tobacco products increased by 1.1%, due to a 1.8% rise in the price of tobacco products.

Clothing and footwear fell by 2.2%, in particular, clothing by 2.3% and footwear by 2.1%.

Transportation prices increased by 1.1%, mainly due to a 5.4% rise in rail passenger transportation fares and a 2.3% rise in fuel and oil prices.

It should be noted that the data excludes the territories temporarily occupied by the Russian Federation and parts of the territories where military operations are (were) conducted.

Cities are selected at the national level and are representative for each region of the country. Observations of changes in consumer prices (tariffs) are not conducted in rural areas.

Below is a table illustrating the percentage change in prices in June 2025 compared to May 2025 (last month), December 2024 (price change for the first half of 2025), and June 2024 (price change for the year).

Image: State Statistics Service

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