The monitoring results showed that the minimum prices for 9 items decreased compared to the previous month*.

Thus, the price reduction for carrots was 22.0%, cucumbers - 12.0%, bananas - 9.8%, buckwheat - 7.8%, tomatoes - 6.3%, beef (fillet) - 5.9%, sugar - 1.6%, sunflower oil - 1.4%, chicken eggs - 1.1%.

Minimum prices have increased for 5 positions. The price growth leader is rice. The increase in the price of rice is due to market factors, changes in supply and demand.

For 7 positions, the minimum prices remained unchanged. Among them are pasta, cabbage, beets, yellow onions, apples, lemons and margarine.

*The analysis was performed based on monitoring data conducted on September 12 and October 3.