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Food prices increase in Russia by 1.1% month on month
In December 2009 the cost of a basic food basket in Russia rose by 1.1% compared to November, reaching an average of RUB 2,131 ($72.4), according to the Russian Federal Statistics Service (Rosstat) and reported by PMRThe highest prices of basic foodstuffs among Russian regions remained in the Chukotka Autonomous District (RUB 6,611 or $224.4), Magadan Province (RUB 3,831.5 or $129.5), Kamchatka Territory (RUB 3,739 or $126), Sakhalin Province (RUB 3,631.9 or $123) and the Republic of Sakha (RUB 3,531.9 or $119).
The lowest cost of food baskets were found in the Republic of Tatarstan (RUB 1,736 or $58.9), Ulyanovsk (RUB 1,747.1 or $59) and Tambov (RUB 1,764.7 or $59.6) provinces, the Republic of Chuvashia (RUB 1,772 or $59.8) and Saratov Province (RUB 1,781.2 or $60).
