Russian Federation Inflation Rate

Last Release

Aug 31, 2025

Actual

8.1

Units In

8.8

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

Oct 10, 2025

Time to Release

28 Days 15 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
2,333.3 Dec 1992	2.18 Feb 2018	99.86 %	1991-2025	Federal State Statistics Service

In Russia, the most important categories in the consumer price index are food and non-alcoholic beverages (30 percent of the total weight) and transport (14 percent). The index also includes: clothing and footwear (11 percent); housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels (11 percent); recreation and cultural activities (6 percent), alcoholic beverages and tobacco products (6 percent) and household appliances (6 percent). Health, communication, education, hotels, restaurants and other goods and services account for the remaining 16 percent of total weight.

Latest Updates

The annual inflation rate in Russia fell for a fifth straight month to 8.1% from 8.8% in the previous month, the softest rate since April of 2024. The development was in line with the Bank of Russia's forecast that inflationary pressures were unlikely to remain at the elevated level from the first half of the year, but price growth still held well above the central bank's 4% target. Inflation slowed for services (11.1% vs 11.9% in July), food items (9.8% vs 10.8%), and non-food goods (3.9% vs 4.1%), In the meantime, core inflation eased to 8.0% from 8.5%. From the previous month, consumer prices fell by 0.4%, the first monthly drop in three years.