March inflation in Russia amounted to 0.5%

March inflation in Russia amounted to 0.5% during four weeks, Rosstat reports.
Last year it was 1.2%.

During the week from March 22-28th prices rose by 0.1% in the country. For example, the price of buckwheat increased by 1.2%, tea by 0.6%, frozen fish by 0.4%, cheese, chocolate, and caramel by 0.3%.

Petrol prices increased by 0.3%, while the cost of diesel fuel remained unchanged, Gazeta.ru reports.