Sales of strong alcohol in the Russian Federation grew at the fastest pace in the last three years

Published 2023년 3월 6일

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A report by FinExpertiza, as reported by Forbes Russia, reveals a 7.5% increase in retail sales of strong alcohol in the Russian Federation in 2022, with each person consuming approximately 6.8 liters per year. This growth, the largest in three years, is attributed to the exit of foreign brands and the affordability of strong alcohol compared to wine and beer. Conversely, wine sales fell by 5.5%, and beer sales remained stable. The report also highlights a 20% increase in Russians' expenditure on harmful consumption, which includes alcohol, tobacco products, and sweets, by the middle of 2022.

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In 2022, retail sales of strong alcohol in the Russian Federation increased by 7.5% - up to 6.8 liters per person per year. This is stated in a study by the auditing and consulting network FinExpertiza based on the data of Rosalkogolregulivaniya, writes Forbes Russia. "Experts included vodka (it occupies 75% in natural terms in the structure of sales of strong alcohol), cognac and liqueur-vodka products with an alcohol content of more than 25% (gins, rums, tinctures, liqueurs, etc.) as strong alcohol. Last year, sales of such alcohol grew at the fastest pace in the last three years: in the pandemic year of 2020, the indicator increased by only 3.3%, in 2021 - by only 1.2%," the report says. At the same time, sales of wine products (still, sparkling, liqueur, fruit wines and wine drinks) decreased by 5.5% in 2022, to 6.2 liters per person. The consumption of beer products (beer, beer drinks, cider, poirier, mead) remained almost unchanged, decreasing by 0.06% to 52.2 liters per ...

Source: Epravda