Trade and services

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.

The European Commission (EC) wanted to restrict Russia's access to drones. This is reported by TASS with reference to the head of the EC Ursula von der Leyen.

The leading EU countries — among them Germany,

The volume of mortgage loans issued on the territory of the Russian Federation in November 2022 decreased by 6.8% to 480.7 billion rubles compared to the same period in 2021

The United States in October more than doubled imports from Russia compared to September, according to data from the American Bureau of Statistics.