Food prices increased by 12.4% in May 2011 - Statistics Agency

As the Agency's press release reads, prices for cereals rose by 2.1 times, for butter and fats - by 23.5%, for flour - by 19%, for fruit and vegetables - by 16.4%, for sugar - by 16.3%, for dairy products - by 10.3%, for coffee, tea, cocoa and pasta - by 8.7%, for confectionery - by 7.3% and for bread and alcohol beverages - by 4.6%.

Increase in meat prices (including meat products) made 15% in this period. Prices for mutton rose by 18.5%, for poultry - by 10.87%, horse meat - by 10.2%, sausages - by 9.8% and pork - by 5.5%.