CONSUMER PRICE INDEX IN JULY 2024
According to the State Statistics Service, consumer prices remained unchanged in July 2024 compared to June 2024, while they increased by 4.3% since the beginning of the year. Core inflation in July 2024 was 0.7% compared to June 2024, and 4.1% since the beginning of the year.
In the consumer market, prices for food and non-alcoholic beverages decreased by 0.6% in July. Vegetables and eggs fell the most (by 19.6% and 11.4%). Prices for lard and poultry meat decreased by 0.6-0.4%. At the same time, prices for processed cereals, sunflower oil, bread, soft drinks, rice, fruit, fermented dairy products, milk, pasta, and butter rose by 12.1%, and prices for alcohol and other beverages rose by 3.9-0.6%.
Prices for alcoholic beverages and tobacco products increased by 1.0%, including 1.3% for tobacco products and 0.7% for alcoholic beverages.
Clothing and footwear fell by 3.7%, including 4.1% for clothing and 3.4% for footwear.
Transportation prices increased by 0.7%, mainly due to a 0.8% rise in road passenger transport fares and a 0.6% rise in fuel and oil prices.
Source:https://www.ukrstat.gov.ua/
