Monthly inflation shows uneven dynamics again: consumer inflation rose to 0.3% in July, while core inflation, which excludes volatile components, decelerated to 0.3% in July. But annual data shows core inflation held steady this month and refused to back down, while consumer inflation began accelerating slightly. Fuel prices rose 28% year-over-year in July – only a slight sign of deceleration from June’s 33% increase. Road passenger transport prices rose 6% month-over-month for a second consecutive month, bringing teh annual rate to 30.8%, while railway passenger transport rose 2.8% on the month and 15.5% annually. Household goods and appliances rose 0.3% in July, unchanged from June, with furniture up 0.9% and appliances up 0.3%.