A week earlier, deflation was observed in Russia at the level of 0.01%.
It is noted that in annual terms, inflation as of August 23, 2021 (according to calculations using average daily data for this and last years for similar dates) was 6.38%.
Earlier, Lazar Badalov, Associate Professor of the Department of World Economy and World Finance of the Financial University under the Government of Russia, in an interview with the FBA "Economics Today" commented on plans to create a digital ruble.