“They can rise in price a record”: the expert called the products that Russians should stock up on before the new year

The increase in the cost of goods and services in 2023 is expected to be at least at the level of inflation. However, there is a category of goods that can rise in price on a record against the general background, and this applies, among other things, to the festive assortment. Valentina Milashevskaya, a specialist in the commodity markets of the Finmir marketplace, told Prime agency about this.

According to her, this is primarily champagne – 40%. The minimum cost of bottles at private producers will increase by 40.7% (up to 166 rubles), at wholesalers – by 45.3% (up to 199 rubles), and in the store – by 41.4% (up to 239 rubles). It is also better to buy imported alcohol before the New Year – against the background of information about the reduction in supplies, prices may go up.

The expert also advises to buy red or black caviar, canned food and other holiday delicacies in advance: the price for them usually rises in the second half of October, even if there are no economic justifications for this. Imported vegetables and fruits will rise in price, but stocking them up for the holiday will not work.

In addition, new prices for cigarettes and vapes are expected from January 2023. The excise tax on their sale in 2023 will increase by 4% (to 3,467 rubles per 1,000 cigarettes), and vape manufacturers will now have to pay the state 90 rubles per device sold.

Meat and dairy products will increase in price by no more than 7-10%, Milashevskaya believes. An even smaller rise in price (around 5%) will affect cereals and bakery products. Unless farmers and shops begin to include in the final prices the increase in the cost of fuel, electricity and fertilizers.

Will grow, but it is not yet clear by how much (from 5 to 10%), prices for fuel, logistics services and transport.