Inflation Rate in Russia Exceeds 16%
Lesson Brief
Interfax
The inflation rate over the last year in Russia has reached 16.9%. This extreme inflation rate is most noticeable in Russia's supermarkets with rising food prices causing a strain on consumers. Some predict that the inflation rate may have hit its peak and that it will gradually decrease over the next several years. However, Russia's economy is still expected to shrink by 5% in 2015.
Today's set focuses on economic terms as well as the names of various food products familiar to Russian consumers.