A remarkable jumping of “inflation for the poor” means that the standard of living with the poor has dropped more than the official numbers showing.
For the first time for two years, the central bank begins to seriously prepare to reduce the basic rate, the main food and consumer goods continue to grow rapidly. “Inflation for the poor”, calculated in the consumption basket of at least wealthy citizens, in April 2025 exceeded 20%, counting experts near the ruling regime of the Russian Federation
In the poor consumer basket, they include “minimum range of food products (no animal oil, alcoholic beverages,” other food products “), as well as drugs, synthetic detergents, housing and communal and transportation services. Thus, inflation is twice the official figure from Rosstat (10.2% in April) points from the starting years.
In April, “Inflation for the Poor” set a note from the first months of war. A remarkable jumping of “inflation for the poor” means that the standard of living with the poor has dropped more than the official numbers showing.
According to the Federal State Statistics Service, the true value of Russian pensions in March were 1.1% higher than one year before. But, if you calculate it through “inflation for the poor”, then the pensions in real terms do not grow, but fall 6% year -old.
As we have written, US President Donald Trump’s strong statement, in which he called Russian dictator Vladimir Putin crazy and threatened to strengthen sanctions against the Russian Federation due to massive blows in Ukraine, the Russian market collapsed.
The Russian Federation government warned the threat of deterioration in the economic situation
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