The leaders in the growth of prices in the food market were cereals and legumes - over the year their cost increased by 24.5%, although in August compared with June prices fell by 0.1%.

In addition, the cost of pasta for the year increased by 9.1%, butter - by 6.5%, sunflower oil - by 4%.

At the same time, sugar fell by 0.4%, Interfax reports, citing data from Rosstat.

Earlier it was reported that wholesale prices for oatmeal increased in Russia.