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TABLE 8-1 Controls on Food Prices, Mid-1992 and Mid-1993, for a Sample of 132 Russian Cities

ProductPercentage of Cities
Where the Price Remained Controlled Around July 1, 1992a		Percentage of Cities Where the Price Remained Controlled Around July 1, 1993b
Milk4433
Kefir3623
Fat cottage cheese2920
Rye bread30n.a.
Mixed rye-wheat bread28n.a.
Grade 1 and 2 wheat bread3248c
Top-quality wheat bread10n.a.
Sugar3014
Salt17 9
Meat products1115
Butter 6 5
Vegetable oil14 7

aData from State Committee on Statistics (Goskomstat, 1993) for the Russian Federation. Taken from Koen and Phillips (1993:32); cited in Berkowitz (1996).
bData from Goskomstat for the Russian Federation.
cThis figure combines all four bread groups.
n.a. = not available