In June 2021, the diffusion index of expected changes in incoming prices reached 97% – the highest value since 2003 and a typical level for 1993–1995. Apart from that, June can be called a very favorable month, taking into account high values of the level of capacities and labor utilization...

In August 2021, the share of enterprises that reported that prices for purchased products rose again became very large (81%). This provoked an increase in the corresponding diffusion index, which for the fourth time per year reached 90% – the maximum value for the past 6 years. For the rest of...