The State Audit Office has been inspecting Belarusian stores for several months now, and one of the main problems is the increase in prices.

But prices are still rising.

Let's see how much and how quickly.

Price growth in Belarus for the first half of 2022. Infographic

Annual inflation in May in Belarus approached a record 18%.

The state control reports on the rise in prices, but they do not stop growing.

"The main influence on inflation was the increase in the price of goods and raw materials for their production against the background of the weakening of the Belarusian ruble against the currency of the main trading partner - the Russian Federation.

The pressure on the consumer market remains due to the increase in average import prices against the background of the growth of world prices, prices in neighboring countries, countries - the main trading partners", - this is how the increase in prices is explained by the Ministry of Antimonopoly Regulation and Trade.

Let's see what has become more expensive since the beginning of the year.

Vegetables and fruits

Compared to January, the price of carrots increased by 37%.

At the beginning of the year, it cost 1.41 rubles per kilogram, and in June - 2.24 rubles, reports Belstat.

Sweet peppers rose in price by 26% in 6 months, onions rose in price by 46% during this time.

Potatoes rose in price by 24.3%.

Officials say that import prices are to blame for inflation, but all these products grow in Belarus.

But imported fruit has become more expensive.

Bananas rose in price by 14%, grapes by 35%, citrus fruits by 18.7%, apples by 25%.

Meat and fish

Live fish (usually carp bred in Belarus) rose in price by 31.5% in six months.

But imported frozen fish has become more expensive by 16.5%.

Boneless pork has become more expensive by 5.8%, beef by 6%.

Chicken almost did not change in price - plus 1.1% in six months.

Eggs and cereals

Eggs rose in price in six months by 4.27%, buckwheat by 13%, egg cereals by 6.3%.

The price of flour increased by 16% in 6 months, pasta by 17%, vermicelli by 20%.

Dairy products

The price of milk increased by 1.1%, cream - by 6.8%, kefir decreased by 4.6%.

Coffee, tea and sweets

Coffee increased in price by 28% in six months, tea by 24.6%.

Biscuits have risen in price by 18.3%, waffles by 26%, and marshmallows by 20% in 6 months.

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