Annual inflation in Russia totals 5.98% in July — Rosstat

TASS · 🇷🇺 public Russia · Aug 12, 2026 · 69 words

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What to know about Annual inflation in Russia totals 5.98% in July — Rosstat

The article reports official Rosstat data regarding Russia's annual and monthly inflation rates for July 2026. It provides specific percentage increases for food, non-food items, and services.

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What happened

Annual inflation in Russia stood at 5.98% in July 2026 compared to 6.02% in June.

Why it matters

In month-on-month terms, consumer prices rose by 0.54%, according to Rosstat data.

Common ground

According to statistical data, food prices rose by 0.29% in July month-on-month, and by 4.39% year-on-year.

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The article reports official Rosstat data regarding Russia's annual and monthly inflation rates for July 2026. It provides specific percentage increases for food, non-food items, and services.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 9 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “food prices rose... by 4.39% year-on-year”

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While general inflation is discussed, there is no evidence confirming the specific year-on-year food price increase of 4.39%.

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Claim 2: “Non-food prices increased... by 6.39% year-on-year”

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No evidence provided confirms the specific year-on-year non-food price increase of 6.39%.

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web search NEUTRAL — Prices of restaurants, food, transportation, utilities and housing are included.Prices in Russia. This country had 22218 entries in the past 12 months by 2131 different contributors. Last update: 27 A…
https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/country_result.jsp?cou…

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web search NEUTRAL — inflation (year-on-year, Y-o-Y) increased to 7.3% in July 2026 from 6.8% in. June 2026, primarily reflecting the adjustment in housing rent in the nonfood category and the base effect in food inflatio…
https://fliphtml5.com/okscd/June-2026-Newsletter/July_2026_N…

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Claim 3: “In month-on-month terms, consumer prices rose by 0.54%, according to Rosstat data”

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No evidence provided mentions the specific month-on-month consumer price increase of 0.54% for July 2026.

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Claim 4: “Annual inflation in Russia stood at... 6.02% in June”

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The claim states inflation was 6.02% in June, but evidence from 'Russia Inflation Rate' explicitly states that the July reading of 6.0% 'matched June’s reading', meaning June was also 6.0%.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This timeline of the Russo-Ukrainian war covers the period from 1 June to 31 August 2026.
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Claim 5: “Non-food prices increased by 1.26% month-on-month”

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No evidence provided mentions the specific month-on-month non-food price increase of 1.26%.

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web search NEUTRAL — Rent in Russia is, on average, 68.5% lower than in United States.Prices in Russia. This country had 22218 entries in the past 12 months by 2131 different contributors. Last update: 27 August 2026 Our …
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web search NEUTRAL — Week-on-week, average prices edged up by 1.8%, while month-on-month they fell by 15.9%.To recall, the decline in apple prices throughout July and the first half of August was driven by an expanding su…
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Claim 6: “food prices rose by 0.29% in July month-on-month”

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No evidence provided confirms the specific month-on-month food price increase of 0.29% for July 2026.

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Claim 7: “The cost of services grew... by 7.76% year-on-year”

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Claim 8: “Annual inflation in Russia stood at 5.98% in July 2026”

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The claim states inflation was 5.98% in July 2026, but two independent web sources report it was 6.0% in July 2026.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Russia, or the Russian Federation, is a country in Eastern Europe and North Asia. It is the largest country in the world, spanning eleven time zones and sharing land borders with fourteen countries. W…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia

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Claim 9: “The cost of services grew by 0.07% month-on-month”

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No evidence provided mentions the specific month-on-month service cost increase of 0.07%.

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web search NEUTRAL — Russia, [b] or the Russian Federation, [c][d] is a country in Eastern Europe and North Asia. It is the largest country in the world, spanning eleven time zones and sharing land borders with fourteen c…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia

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web search NEUTRAL — The history of Russia begins with the histories of the East Slavs. [1][2] The traditional start date of specifically Russian history is the establishment of the Rus' state in the north in the year 862…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Russia

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web search NEUTRAL — Russia (Russian: Россия, romanized: Rossiya, [rɐˈsʲijə]), or the Russian Federation, [c][16] is a country spanning parts of Eastern Europe and North Asia. It has land from the Baltic Sea to the Bering…
https://simple.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia

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