“The rolling stock supply market is competitive.

We found no evidence of anti-competitive agreements.

But we understand that we need to closely monitor the market,” Shaskolsky said in an interview with RBC.

The increase in transportation prices, according to the head of the FAS, is due to market factors, including an increase in prices for repair, maintenance of wagons and leasing. 

Earlier, Deputy Prime Minister of Russia Marat Khusnullin said that the collusion of wagon owners led to an increase in prices for inert building materials and called on the authorized departments to look into the situation.