Market systems in the areas surveyed have the capacity to supply the population with essential goods – food, hygiene items and medicines. Key findings: • In some peripheral locations non-availability of all goods was indicated • High price is reported as the main barrier in accessing markets • Price levels for all commodity groups are mostly perceived as high • Broader areas with lower and higher price level for basic goods were identified. • Solid fuel appeared to be unavailable in some semi-peripheral locations and mostly unavailable in periphery • Financial institutions are operational in sub-centers and in semi-periphery and are mostly unavailable in peripheral locations • No major difficulties with supply of food and essential hygiene goods were indicated in market sub-centers and semi-periphery. • Transportation difficulties were reported in the majority of peripheral locations. • The majority of customers in all locations chose to purchase the cheapest food and hygiene items from the list proposed. • The majority of traders across all sectors and markets deliver goods from local suppliers either at rayon or at oblast level • 95% of traders across all sectors underlined selling Ukrainian products

1. Round II, November 2017
Market
Monitoring

2. Markets Surveyed – Round I
• 20 locations
identified as market
centers in REACH
ABA
• 5 km area and out
of 5 km area
• West Donetsk to
East Luhansk

3. Markets Surveyed – Round II
• 40 locations:
- market sub-centers,
- semi-periphery,
- periphery
• 5 km zone and out
of 5 km zone
• Southern Donetsk
to Eastern
Luhansk
• Round III –
Donetsk, Luhansk
(NGCA), Kiev

4. Market Sectors Monitored
• Food
• Hygiene items
• Solid fuel (coal + firewood)
• Construction materials
• Agricultural inputs (fodder and fertilizer)
• Medications
• Access to financial services

5. Methodology
• Trader survey (quantitative + qualitative data)
• Customer survey (qualitative data)
Round I Round II
Customers 61 123
Retailers 112 170

6. Key Findings
• Market systems in the areas surveyed have the capacity to
supply the population with essential goods – food, hygiene
items and medicines
• In some peripheral locations non-availability of all goods
was indicated
• High price is reported as the main barrier in accessing
markets
• Price levels for all commodity groups are mostly perceived
as high
• Broader areas with lower and higher price level for basic
goods were identified.

7. Key Findings
• Solid fuel appeared to be unavailable in some semi-
peripheral locations and mostly unavailable in periphery
• Financial institutions are operational in sub-centers and in
semi-periphery and are mostly unavailable in peripheral
locations
• No major difficulties with supply of food and essential
hygiene goods were indicated in market sub-centers and
semi-periphery.
• Transportation difficulties were reported in the majority of
peripheral locations.

8. Key Findings
• The majority of customers in all locations chose to purchase
the cheapest food and hygiene items from the list
proposed.
• The majority of traders across all sectors and markets
deliver goods from local suppliers either at rayon or at
oblast level
• 95% of traders across all sectors underlined selling
Ukrainian products

9. Key Findings - Availability
100%
100%
71%
79%
78%
22%
56%
Food
NFIs - Hygiene
NFIs - Construction materials
Medication
Agricultural inputs
NFIs - Coal
NFIs - Firewood
% of customers reported full availability of goods,
per market sector (semi-periphery)

10. Key Findings - Availability
% of customers reported full availability of goods,
per market sector (periphery)
91%
92%
52%
44%
52%
13%
39%
Food
NFIs - Hygiene
NFIs - Construction materials
Medication
Agricultural inputs
NFIs - Coal
NFIs - Firewood

11. Key Findings - Trends
• The tendency for the rise of food prices was revealed at
some extent in 13 out of 19 location where comparisons
were possible
• Average increase in prices for Food/NFI as compared with
average prices reported in Round I was:
(1) Food – 5%
(2) Medication – 4%
(3) Coal – 12%
(4) Firewood – 25%
(5) Hygiene items – prices remained at approximately the
same level

12. Key Findings – Trends (Food Prices)
• The most significant price increase was observed for
eggs, with average price increase of 47% exceeding 100%
in some locations
• Vegetables in general showed reduction in price by 21%
on average
4%
47%
3%
-21%
3%
-5%
5%
Wheat bread
Eggs
Dairy products
Vegetables
Meat
Grocery
Total food

13. Areas by average price level (food)

14. Markets comparison
Market category
Deviation from average
price (food and hygiene
items)
Market sub-senters -3%
Semi-periphery 0%
Periphery 1%
Average price level for commodity
groups per market category

15. Price for Solid Fuel
• 3 coal traders and 3 firewood traders were identified
• The prices for firewood varied from 350 to 400 UAH/m3 .
• Coal traders provided the price data varying from 2800 UAH
to 3400 UAH
• The customers in 30 localities reported the price they
purchase firewood for, which varied from 350 UAH/m3 to
800 UAH/m3 .
• The average price for firewood as reported by customers
was 550 UAH/m3, that is 25% higher (110 UAH) than the
average price for firewood calculated based on the data
from Round I.

16. Price for Solid Fuel
• Coal price data were reported by people in 28 locations
with the lowest price of 1500 UAH/t and the highest one of
4200 UAH/t. The average price of 2690 UAH/t indicated
12% increase when compared to the average coal price
reported in Round I.
• Some customers in periphery and semi-periphery pointed
out high delivery costs of coal up to 1200 UAH.

17. Next steps – Round III (February 2018)
• 40 localities – Southern Donetsk to Eastern Luhansk
• Donetsk (NGCA), Luhansk (NGCA), Kiev
• Trend analysis
• Comparison of markets