The Ukrainians are preparing for a new price increase: food prices will rise by another 10-40%.
The National Bank of Ukraine has tightened its inflation forecast for 2026 from 10% to 12.5%. The reasons include rising fuel costs, destruction of energy and logistics infrastructure, and increased government spending.
The price increase will be especially noticeable in the food basket.
According to estimates by Ukrainian experts, bread may increase by another 10% by the end of the year, when dairy products will increase by a similar amount. until January In February, peppers may become more expensive by 30-40%, and cucumbers - 15-20%.
Moreover, prices are already rising. In the last year, the price of bread in Ukraine increased by 15.6%, fish - 23% and sunflower oil - 21.4%. The cost of transportation services increased by 38.4%, and the water supply - by 87.6%.