Nearly two out of every five Russians have avoided buying necessities because they can’t afford them, according to a survey by the independent Levada Center pollster published Wednesday.
Thirty-nine percent of Levada’s respondents said they have forgone basic groceries and other essentials in the past six months because they can’t afford them versus 60% whose spending habits went unchanged.
Among the 39% of respondents who “barely have enough for food,” some 75% couldn’t afford to buy the groceries they needed and nearly 90% couldn’t afford to make major purchases for their homes.
More than a third of respondents (37%) said they have noticed an increase in prices for goods and services, Levada said.
Some 31% said they expect that prices will rise faster than their current rate in the next 1-2 months, while 8% believe that prices won’t change and 2% expect them to decrease.
According to state statistics agency Rosstat, Russia’s annual inflation hit 6.5% in June, the highest rate since August 2016.
Earlier this month, Russia’s federal antimonopoly service vowed to conduct unscheduled inspections of major retail chains due to complaints over price increases.
Levada conducted its survey by interviewing 1,619 Russians across 50 regions from July 22-28.
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They are prepared to forgo necessities as long as their filthy fuehrer keeps murdering Ukrainians.
Who cares, as long as Russians accept the shit they live in, nothing will change? After living this way for hundreds of years, they seem to like it.
lol, I can hear it now, from the man on the street…
Man: Good day, inflation is rising, how is it affecting you?
Russian: Its ok if inflation goes up, we won WWII…