the day sometimes you have to change a few protective kits, which can become a significant article in your personal budget. However, if at the beginning of the pandemic prices on mask grew after excessive demand, they now produce enough, and gradually declining prices.
First Deputy Chairman of the Duma Committee on education and science Gennady Onishchenko, former chief sanitary doctor of the Russian Federation, calculated that running every day Russians need at least six masks – given eight-hour working day and need to change the mask every two hours. “One is to get home in one home, four at work, if the eight – hour working day,” he said at a press conference.
a month before the introduction of mandatory “mask” mode, spending on medical masks and antiseptic did not affect the size and structure of expenditure the majority of respondents (70.8%), as analysts estimated “Rosgosstrakh-Life” and Bank “Opening”. Almost 22 percent of the cost of this line item in the budget increased, and 7.3 percent admitted that for the purchase of capital protection, they had to abandon the purchase of other goods.
Masks and antiseptics different hit the pocket of the residents of the regions. Most notably the cost of protective equipment affected the structure of the spending of residents of Kabardino-Balkaria, Buryatia, Astrakhan region. The highest proportion of Russians, whose masks and antiseptics had no effect on the cost structure, were in Saint-Petersburg and Leningrad region.
In the second half of may the Federal Antimonopoly service of Russia noted the stabilization of prices for mask as well as reducing the excessive demand for them. “There is already exorbitant prices, when I was asked for 100 rubles,” – said Deputy head of FAS Andrey tsarikovskiy, during the press-conference “Antimonopoly control over prices for products”. Such dynamics, he explained the capacity of production and market saturation.
Due to increased production of masks in Russia, they will continue to become cheaper, said the TV channel “Russia 24” Deputy Minister of industry and trade of Russia Viktor Evtukhov. On prices, he said, will affect competition and established reserves. Now the stock of masks in pharmacies and shops, about 200 million pieces. Daily sold about 4 million, one third of them through the major Russian retail chains, another 1.6 million – through pharmacies and the rest through small retail.
the Deputy Minister stressed that the cost of production of the Russian masks are much lower than Chinese. Each Chinese mask costs 23 rubles, excluding transportation costs and taxes. According to Victor evtuhova, the introduction of a mandatory “mask” mode did not cause excessive demand: sale of masks has grown on average by 10-20 percent.
With the availability of masks right now no problems. In the beginning of the pandemic ��rupen business began to redesign its power under trade protection. And in early may large-scale production of masks opened in the suburbs. The company in Bronnitsy produced the largest daily volume of masks in Russia – 2 million units daily, reported the press service of the Governor and the government of the Moscow region. By June it is planned to increase production capacity to 5 million masks a day, and further to 20 million.
By the middle of may in Moscow was opened about one and a half thousand points of sales of masks and gloves in the subway and at railway stations. This cash on all 275 underground stations and MCC, as well as vending machines and retail stores, reported in a press-service of the Moscow Department of transport. Mask costs 30 rubles, one pair of gloves – 20 rubles, 50 rubles to buy a set.
