Rosstat, Russia's central governmental executive body responsible for generating official statistics in the country, will stop releasing its bulletin on consumer prices for petrol and diesel fuel after the Russian government made corresponding changes to the federal statistical work plan.
Source: The Bell, a leading independent Russian news outlet
Details: The order says item 1.5.13 will be removed. "Behind this set of figures in Rosstat's Federal Statistical Work Plan, which lists all available statistical indicators, is the entry 'Information on consumer prices for petroleum products'," The Bell explained.
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The bulletin contained fuel prices broken down by grade, region and 1,800 filling stations in 280 cities.
