In 2022, consumer prices in 2022 increased on average by 28.7% YoY. The National Statistics Bureau (BNS) unveiled the data.
At the same time, in December 2022, compared to the same month in 2021, average consumer prices increased by 30.2%. The increase was influenced in particular by the increase in the prices of food products by 31.8%, non-food goods by 19.9% and services by 44%.
Among food products, during the past year, the prices of eggs, vegetables, sugar, fruit, bakery products, milk, meat and vegetable oil increased the most. Fuel prices increased by almost 36%. At the same time, prices for electricity supply services increased 2.7-fold and for natural gas supply services – 1.8-fold.
In 2022, citizens also paid more for transport services, the increase being over 63% and for public food services by 26%.
The BNS notes that the Government’s compensation for the payment of energy bills for household consumers contributed to mitigating the annual increase in average consumer prices by 2.6%. (Moldpres/Business World Magazine)
