Economists believe that 2011 inflation in Russia will become even more dependent on food prices. After Rosstat (Russia’s State Statistics Office) studied Russian expenditure patterns, it revised the inflation calculation basis. The share of food in the expenditures structure has risen from 37,97% to 38,5%. The increase is basically due to a dramatic price growth on cereals, fruit and vegetables, which took place at the end of 2010.
Source: http://top.rbc.ru/economics/