The cost of goods in Ukraine increased by 44.2% during the three years of the war — Money

Over the past three years, the consumer price index has increased by 144.2%, and economists expect this trend to continue.

During the full-scale war in Ukraine, according to statistics, the prices of some products almost doubled.

Radio Svoboda writes about it.

It is reported that eggs cost 80 hryvnias for a dozen, butter – 100-120 hryvnias, sour milk cheese – 85 hryvnias for 350 g. Prices for services, medicines and transport also increased. Inflation has been gaining momentum for three years, and this year it increased by 10%.

Experts Oleg Pendzin and Dmytro Boyarchuk list two factors as the main reasons for the increase in the price of products: crop failure and the destruction of Ukraine's energy system. Pendzin notes that 30% less potatoes were harvested this year, and the price of eggs increased due to the increase in the price of feed, the main component of which is corn. Boyarchuk adds that due to the disconnection…