In 2015, in Russia food prices rose by 14.3%, according to the Russian Federal Statistics Service. At the same time, in the EU, food prices rose 0.3% in 2015. In December, in Russia they increased by 1.4% and in the European Union, on the contrary, they decreased by 0.2%.
In Russia, prices for fruit increased by 28.7%; for sweets (chocolate, honey, candy) – by 23%, for fish and seafood – by 22.9%, for meat – by 7.8%. In the EU, the most notable was the rise in prices for fruit and vegetables.