Bananas in Russia fell in price over the week for the first time since the end of October

Moscow. December 13th. INTERFAX.RU - In Russia, during the week from December 5 to 11, bananas fell in price by 0.2%, Rosstat reported. This is the first price reduction since the end of October. A week earlier, the statistical agency still recorded an increase in prices for them by 0.9%. In general, consumer prices for fruits and vegetables increased by 1.8% over the past week. . Compared to the previous week (by 1.9%), the rate of price increase slowed down. Thus, prices for cucumbers increased by 9.6% (by 10.4% a week earlier), carrots - by 1.2% (by 0.3%), onions - by 1% (by 0.3%), apples - by 0.8% (by 0.3%), cabbage - by 0.7% (by 0.9%), tomatoes and potatoes - by 0.3% (by 0.5%). Beets rose in price by 0.9%; in the previous week, the price fell by 0.2%. As Rosstat clarified, prices for cucumbers in 20 regions increased by 0.6-6%, in 39 - by 6.1-12%, in 26 - by 12.1-19.3%. At the same time, bananas remain the leader in terms ...