Demand for vodka in Russia fell sharply. From 30 March to 5 April, with the commencement of the isolation mode, its sales fell by 41 percent compared to the first week of March. The statistics of the operator’s fiscal data “Taxcom”, report “Izvestia”.
compared with the week from 16 to 22 March, the drop was 37 percent. Threw the Russians to drink and other alcoholic beverages — decrease in sales on average ranges from 24 to 58 percent. For example, of beer on a monthly basis, began to buy less than 26 per cent compared to early last month.
In the Net indicate that in March, citizens were actively buying foreign alcohol for fear of increasing prices, so have some reserves.
Experts point out that in March, excess demand in the framework of the universal agiotage was observed on any alcohol, so that part of the decline can be explained by this factor.
in addition, from April, some Russian regions in connection with the epidemic is coronavirus and the regime of isolation imposed restrictions on the sale of alcohol in stores.
the Ministry of industry and trade was asked to lift the restrictions, indicating that they will increase sales of illegal products, but listened to him all the subjects of the Federation. For example, in the Perm region and Transbaikalia to cancel the decrees refused.
In early April the speaker of the Federation Council Valentina Matvienko has linked the increase in sales of alcohol that the Russians used for local disinfection.
