LOWER STATE RETAIL PRICES ON FOOD AND INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00809A000700110043-0
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• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 7
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 15, 2011
• Sequence Number: 43
• Publication Date: May 6, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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CLASSIFICATION CONFIDENTIAL
SECURITY INFORMATION
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION FROM
FOREIGN DOCUMENTS OR RADIO BROADCASTS
COUNTRY USSR
SUBJECT Economic - Consumers' goods, prices
HOW
PUBLISHED Daily newspaper
WHERE
PUBLISHED Moscow
DATE
PUBLISHED 1 Apr 1953
LANGUAGE Russian
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REPORT
CD NO.
DATE OF
DATE DIST. A May 1953
NO. OF PAGES 7
SUPPLEMENT TO
REPORT NO. oO-W-22518
LOWER STATE RETAIL PRICES
ON FOOD AND INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS
The Council of Ministers USSR and the TsK KPSS have decreed:
1. To lower, as of 1 April 1953, the state retail prices on food and in-
dustrial products as follows:
Baked Bread, Flour, and -Mae.roni Froducts Reduction (%)
Bread -- rye, wheat; rolls, and other bread products 10
Flour -- rye, wheat, corn, and other flour 10
Macaroni, vermicelli, noodles, and other macaroni products 10
.Cereal, Rice, Beans and Food Concentrates
Millet, buckwheat, rice, peas, and other cereals and beans
Food concentrates
Powdered kisel' (cornstarch nd fruit or berry juice dessert)
and Jello
'Crain and Fodder
Rye, wheat, oats, barley, and other types of grain; bran,
oil cakes, grist, all-mush, hay, and straw
STATE
ARMY
DISTRIBUTION
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Meat and Meat Products
Beef, mutton, pork, poultry, sausage, frankfurters, small
sausage (sardel'ki), meat patties; canned meat, canned
meat and vegetables, canned pork and beans (salobobovyye),
and other meat products
Fish and Fish Products
Fish -- chilled, frozen, salted, and smoked; herring and
canned fish, on an average
Fats , Eggs, and Ice Cream
Butter, lard, margarine, and vegetable oil
Mayonnaise and other dressings
Eggs
Ice cream
Potatoes, Vegetables, and Fruits
Potatoes
Beets
Carrots
Fresh cabbage
Sauerkraut
Apples
Pears
Grapes
Tangerines
Oranges
Lemons
Canned Trait
ed vegetables
Dried fruits and nuts
Sugar, Confectionery, and Grocery Products
Sugar -- granulated, refined
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Caramels, candies, chocolates, cookies, wafers, cakes,
tortes, pastries, spiced cookies, rusks, and other con-
fectionery products
Natural tea, on an
Natural coffee and
Vitamins
Course salt
Ground bulk salt
Packaged salt
Vodka, Liqueurs, Wines, and Beer
Vodka
Liqueurs, fruit liqueurs and brandies, fruit and berry
vines, cognac, and Soviet champagne
Textiles
Calico, sateen, course calico, and other cotton fabrics
Natural silk fabrics
Worsted, fine, and other woolen and part woolen fabrics
Linen fabrics
Ready-to-Wear Clothing, Knitwear, and Headdress
Cotton dresses, blouses, underwear, and other sewn articles
Linen dresses, blouses, underwear, and other sewn articles
Natural silk dresses, blouses, underwear, and other sewn
articles
Knitwear, on an average
Hosiery, on an average
Headdress of cotton, silk, part-silk, and course cloth
fabrics
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Reduction
(%)
Straw hats
10
Fur articles and skins
Fox and white fox fur articles
FootweE_+-
Leather footwear
Leather footwear with rubber soles
Footwear -- simulated leather, cloth, and cloth leather with
leather soles
Rubber boots and overshoes
10
Galoshes and other rubber footwear
15
Felt footwear
5
Goods
Dry goods of cloth, metal, leather, and simulated leather,
on an average
Articles of lace and curtains
10
Needles -- sewing, sewing machine, hand, and others
20
Threads and articles made of thread
10
Plastic articles
10
Tooth brushes, clothes brushes, and other bristle brush
articles, on an average
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Soap, Perfume, Cosmetics, and Tobacco
Household soap
15
Toilet soap
20
Perfumes, can de cologne, other toiletries and oosm cs
10
Top quality cigarettes (papirosy)
10
Other cigarettes and tobacco
5
Makhorka
10
Cultural Goods and Toys
Musical instruments, on an average
Writing paper, notebooks, and other paper and cardboard
articles
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Pencils, pens, straight pens, and other writing and drafting
materials
Fountain pens and lead pencils, on an average
Toys -- rubber, celluloid, metal, and others;
Christmas tree decorations
China, Pottery, and Glassware
China and.pottery, on an average
Glass lamps and high-grade stamped dishwere
High-grade blown glassware, household dishes, and mirrors
Housewa -es
Electric bulbs
Household electrical appliances, fixtures, and other
electrical articles
Vacuum cleaners
"ZIS-Moskva" re.rigerators, and washing machines
Axes, saws, drills, and various tools
Pitchforks, scythes, sickles, and other small agri-
cultural implements
Carts, wheels, and parts
Stove castings
Utensils -- aluminum, enameled, galvanized iron,
enameled cast iron, brass, stainless steel, and
copper and nickel (mel'khior)
Tinned iron utensils
Cutlery
Hardware, neat grinders, oil stoves,
and other metal household items
Sewing machines
Furniture
Machine-made carpets and rugs
Feather and down articles
Oil cloth, granitol, and calico
Cotton wool and wadding
Dyestuffs
Reduction ('~)
15
20
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Construction Materials
Slate and soft roofing material
Window glass
High-grade ir-)n and roofing iron
Construction nails
Nails -- horseshoe, cobblers', others
Bolts, ravets, wood screws, ceramic tiles, netting,
wire, and metal pipes
Cement
Varnish, paints, and household chemicals
Sanitary and technical equipment
Linoleum
Wallpaper
Medicines, Sanitary,.and Hygienic Goods
Rubber sanitary and hygienic articles
Medicines and other sanitary and hygienic articles,
on an everuge
Matches, Kerosene, Gasoline
Matches
Kerosene
Gasoline and lubricating oils
Bicycles, Watches, and Other Industrial Goods
Bicycles and spare parts
Tires and inner tubes for passenger automobiles
and motorcycles
Tires and inner tubes for bicycles and bladders f'-r
game balls
Skates
Skis
Hunting guns, accessories, and ammunition
Reduction (%)
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Hunting and fishing equipment
Wrist watches
rocket watches, valll clocks, and others
2. To reduce prices, correspondingly, in restaurants, public dining rooms,
and other public eating enterprises.
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