In September 2022, the Khachapuri Index continued its upward trend and reached 6.30 GEL. The figure is 5.6% higher month-on-month compared to August. Furthermore, Khachapuri Index increased by 38% year-on-year (compared to September 2021).

Following the tentative recovery observed in 2021, global economic conditions worsened significantly in 2022 (IMF, July 2022). Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022 caused global economic growth estimates to drop for the first time since 2020.

Recently, Geostat has released the preliminary estimate of real GDP growth for the second quarter of 2022, which now stands at 7.1%.

The average cost of cooking one standard portion of Imeretian Khachapuri stood at 5.39 GEL in June 2022. This is 2.7% lower MoM (compared to May 2022) and 28.1% higher YoY (compared to June 2021).

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has profoundly affected nearly every aspect of the global economy, from food and energy security to supply chains and financial markets. The World Bank (June 2022) estimates that the 2021 5.5% rebound global growth is therefore expected to drop to 2.9% y/y in 2022.