Purchasing power of the average assigned pension
These data indicate the quantity of meat or other food products that the average national pension can purchase. The table rows are categorized by product type (e.g., beef, pork, or lamb), allowing for a comparison of various goods' costs relative to pension amounts. The indicators are calculated for the 2017–2022 period and reflect the actual volume of goods a pensioner can afford
Chart of the purchasing power of average assigned pensions by year, 2017–2022
- Salt, edible table — value
- Flour, wheat — value
- Granulated sugar — value
- Rye bread, rye-wheat bread — value
- Milk, drinking, l — value
- Bread and bakery products made from wheat flour — value
- Rice, husked — value
- Fermented milk products — value
Set in numbers
Rosstat data for 2017–2022. Series: 171, periods: 6. Shown by items: Beef — value; Pork — value; Mutton (excluding boneless meat) — value; Chickens (excluding chicken drumsticks) — value; Frozen fish (excluding salmon species and fish fillets) — … and others
Chicken eggs, pcs. — value: the indicator decreased from 2 381 to 2 248 over 2017–2022 — by 5.59%. The highest value was 2 386 (2020), the lowest was 2 149 (2021). This is an average annual decline of 1.14%. Out of 25 largest series, 5 increased, 20 decreased
All table numbers are series: 171
How to read this table
The rows allow for a comparison of the affordability of various food types. Users can see the quantity of beef or pork purchasable with a single pension and how this volume fluctuates by product. Comparing rows helps identify which products are becoming more or less affordable based on changes in the weight of goods purchasable per payment
What is visible in these numbers
Top five values: Chicken eggs, pcs. — value (2 386), Table salt — value (1 179), Wheat flour — value (416.1), Granulated sugar — value (382.7), Rye bread, rye-wheat bread — value (287.8). The gap between the highest and lowest is 175.4 times. The top five account for 69.9% of the total across all items — the distribution is heavily skewed toward the top
Observations are annual; total periods: 6. 125 out of 150 possible values are filled (83.3%). Gaps exist but are isolated: some items were not always observed
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Period and application
Data were collected over a six-year period starting in 2017. Rosstat statistics facilitate an assessment of pensioners' real economic status based on basic food prices. This information is useful for analyzing living standards and evaluating inflationary processes through the lens of consumer basket affordability
How it is calculated
Noted in the source itself: EV-2017 — a one-time cash payment granted under Federal Law No. 385-FZ of 22 November 2016 in the amount of 5 thousand rubles. Sunflower oil, kilogram. From 2022 — sunflower oil, litre
1) ЕВ-2017 – единовременная денежная выплата, назначенная в соответствии с Федеральным законом от 22 ноября 2016 г. No 385-ФЗ в размере 5 тысяч рублей.
2) Масло подсолнечное, килограмм. С 2022 г. – масло подсолнечное, литр.
3) До 2017 г. – соль поваренная пищевая (включая йодированную), с 2017 г. – соль поваренная пищевая.
4) Чай черный байховый весовой и пакетированный. В расчет взят пакетик весом 1,75 грамм.
5) Апельсины и лимоны.
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