CONSUMER BASKETS, CONSUMER PRICE LEVEL CONTROLLING AND MINIMUM WAGE
The article investigates the dynamics of prices forfood products included in the consumer basket using the inflation index. An overview of its changes in the studied time intervals (February-March 2018-2019) is presented. A comparative analysis of the annual rate of food consumption by the able-bodied population, according to the consumer basket and the recommendations of the Ministry of health on rational food standards regarding the minimum monthly wage in Russia as a whole and separately in Moscow is made. The article assesses the purchasing power of Moscow residents, taking into account the established subsistence minimum and the minimum monthly wage in Moscow and Russia as a whole.