This year, the “Easter basket” in Ukraine will rise in price by one and a half times
The so-called Easter basket will cost about 200 UAH for an ordinary Ukrainian, since in 2017 the same set of products cost 145 UAH.
This information was provided by economic discussion club expert Oleg Pendzin at a press conference in Kyiv, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports.
“A traditional Ukrainian Easter cake in 2018 will cost about 40 UAH (40.6 UAH based on the prices of the products that are included in it). The price increased by 21% compared to last year. This growth was influenced by products such as eggs, which increased in price by 95%, milk by 32%, butter by 27%, and sugar and yeast decreased in price by 5 - 7%.
In order to collect the so-called economy Easter basket, this year you will have to pay 37–40% more than last year. Such growth was influenced by products such as eggs (27 UAH now), the price of butter increased by 9 UAH, 115 UAH 1/2 kg of sausage, 36 UAH 1/2 kg of lard. (prices are taken as average for Ukraine, since the price of lard in Kyiv is 110 - 115 UAH, and in Ivano-Frankivsk, about 60 UAH per kg).
An Easter basket is 145 UAH in 2017, and this year it will cost 180-200 UAH,” the expert said.
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