Annual inflation in Russia accelerated to 6.98% after renewed price increases.
Consumer prices in Russia between November 3 and 9, 2026 rose 0.12 percent after deflation of 0.04 percent a week earlier, Rosstat reported. According to data from the Ministry of Economic Development, annual inflation accelerated to 6.98% as of November 9 compared to 6.95% the previous week.
Since the beginning of November, prices have increased by 0.11%, since the beginning of the year - by 6.33%. During the reporting week, food products increased by 0.34%, including fruits and vegetables - by 1.6%. The most notable increases in prices were for cucumbers (+9.4%) and tomatoes (+3.7%). Chicken meat and eggs became more expensive by 1%, while sugar decreased by 0.9%.
Non-food products decreased by 0.06% on average, services rose by 0.05%. The cost of motor gasoline decreased by 0.78%, diesel increased by 0.33%. At the same time, since the beginning of the year, gasoline prices have increased by 15.24%, diesel by 13.52%.
Rostat plans to publish the final inflation data for October on November 13. The Central Bank of Russia previously noted the acceleration of current price growth, taking into account seasonality, in the third quarter to 8% in annual terms compared to 4.8% in the second quarter.