Trade and services

Already at the beginning of 2023, the cost of a number of products on the Russian market will be lower than in the winter of 2022, the Ministry of Agriculture predicted. In particular, pork and poultry meat

The cessation of deliveries from European and American brands caused a shortage of new cars and an increase in their prices in 2022.

Since the resolution of parallel imports under the mechanism, 2.4 million tons of goods worth over $ 20 billion have been imported into Russia.

The cost of food for pets at the end of this year has increased sharply — imported feed has risen by 20-30 percent, while domestic producers have increased prices by 30-65 percent.

Starting in September 2022, catering establishments began to close en masse in Russia — the number of closures of cafes and restaurants in the fall increased by 27.5 percent

Over the past five years, the demand for couriers has sharply increased in Russia — the number of vacancies has increased 11 times over this period.

According to the results of January-November, 65 percent fewer laptops were imported to Russia in pieces than in the same period of 2021, Kommersant writes with reference to GS Group data.

In 2022, retail sales of alcohol in Russia increased sharply — from January to November, demand increased by 3.4 percent year-on-year.

The volume of housing commissioning in Russia for 11 months of 2022 amounted to 93.3 million square meters, which is more than for the entire record year 2021.

In the total volume of exports of agricultural products of the Moscow region, meat products account for more than 30%.

The main importers of tangerines have reduced supplies to Russia due to crop failure. But the Ministry of Agriculture does not expect a shortage of tangerines for the New Year's table

In January-November, 221,300 used passenger cars were imported to Russia, Vedomosti writes with reference to the data of Passport Industrial Consulting

The Russian government has imposed duties on the import of personal hygiene products, such as shampoos, toothpaste, as well as weapons from unfriendly countries.

The Crimean authorities will collect applications from organizations and enterprises of the Crimea when forming a long-term order for the purchase of various equipment from Belarus.

Rospotrebnadzor began checking after complaints about the appearance of "suspicious" Coca-Cola on sale in Moscow and the Moscow region, the agency said in a statement.