They say there are lies, there are blatant lies and there are statistics. Probably not by chance. How to discern the truth behind meager numbers? Usually, when something is wrong in the economy and social life, it can be difficult to find the necessary information - it is only available to those who analyze it professionally. It happened that I found official tables with information that interested me, and after a few months they changed radically. When the Yearbook is published, all the cards are laid out on the table - you can find everything that interests you. But the impression is that the compilers of the Collection have left something under wraps. Why is there only one inflation according to official sources, but people have the feeling that it is twice as high? In this case, both officials and ordinary citizens may be right. That's what it is, statistics. And I think that when people’s perception of economic processes coincides with official statistics, then a real improvement in life will begin.