A participant of the joint session of Public Chamber's committees headlined "Inflation, Financial system and Economic Growth" studies an inflation diagram.
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Inflation, Alcoholism Are Top Concerns of the Russians
Most Russians view inflation, alcoholism and drug addiction the most burning problems of the country, showed the poll of All-Russia’s Center for Public Opinion Studies.
Of interest is that the Russians (66 percent) were mostly concerned about alcoholism and drug addiction two years ago. Today’s highlight is inflation (67 percent vs. 55 percent in 2006), while the problem of alcoholism and drug addiction sank to the second position (63 percent).
Inflation is again the key concern of the Russians when it comes to their personal problems. Some 55 percent of respondents were agitated about it two years ago vs. 68 percent today. The threat of alcoholism and drug addiction doesn’t appear so acute in the list of the personal troubles. It has just the fifth ranking vs. the second one in the list of the country’s problems. But unemployment appears of greater significance. It scores No. 7 in the personal rating vs. No. 11 in the rating of the country's difficulties.
The poll of All-Russia’s Center for Public Opinion Studies covered 1,600 respondents from 153 settlements of 46 regions of Russia. Statistic error doesn’t exceed 3.4 percent.
Meanwhile in Russia, the U.S. dollar rate of exchange shed to the nine-year low, going down to the minimum of March 1999. The Central Bank of Russia set the official rate of exchange at 23.3448 rubles per a dollar for April 24. The U.S. currency depreciated by eight kopecks on MICEX vs. April 22, having lost more than 30 kopecks in the last 20 days.
Euro appreciated 10 kopecks to 37.2606 rubles. The fluctuations on Russia’s market of foreign exchange followed the trend set by the global trading floors. Euro hit another historic maximum, when it climbed above $1.6 on April 22, 2008.
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