He said this at a press conference.
“There will be no deflation in August or September, within the framework of my definition.
Just like it has never happened in the entire modern history of the Russian Federation, ”TASS quotes him.
Zabotkin added that, in general, the dynamics of food prices and the situation with the harvest are favorable.
He suggested that the dynamics of seasonal factors will be disinflationary.
Earlier, the Izvestia newspaper wrote that the Russian Ministry of Economic Development forecasts inflation below 14% by the end of 2022.