FEATURES OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN WHOLESALE AND RETAIL PRICES FOR AI‑92 GASOLINE AND THEIR IMPACT ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF INFLATIONARY PROCESSES

The analysis of the relationship between the structure of wholesale and retail prices makes it possible to identify the reasons for the increase in consumer prices, which subsequently cause the phenomenon of inflation. Inflation is one of the most complex economic and social phenomena, one of the factors of which is the rise in prices. Since inflation is an integral part of a market economy, studying its nature is one of the most important tasks to create the possibility of forecasting the development of the economic situation.