Russians began to save money before the New Year, the Tinkoff CoronaIndex study showed. As noted by Izvestia newspaper , this year the costs of preparing for the holiday have decreased by 9 percent compared to 2019. Demand for holiday goods has increased in recent weeks, but experts fear that the economic recovery will not help much of the sectors most affected by the pandemic.
The activity of Moscow residents decreased even more than in Russia as a whole: by 16 percent compared to December last year. In addition to residents of the capital, fewer purchases before the holidays were also made in St. Petersburg, as well as in the Moscow and Murmansk regions. Regions leading in consumer activity before the holidays are Dagestan, Tyva and Chechnya. Despite the pre-holiday demand, many industries will not be able to win back the fall. First Vice President of Opora Rossii Pavel Sigal concluded that catering is expected to be cut revenue by 30-60 percent, service sector – 40 percent.
According to estimates ” Yandex . Market”, on average, to create a New Year’s mood for Russians left 5.8 thousand rubles. The festive set usually includes an artificial spruce, Christmas decorations and a tip for a Christmas tree, New Year’s decor. As for the cost of food for the New Year’s table, the average meal cost 5729 rubles excluding alcohol.
At the same time, in December sharply jumped the price of Olivier salad. year it grew by 6.8 percent, which turned out to be higher than the inflation rate. Over the year, ingredients for the salad have risen in price from 326 rubles to 348 rubles, said the head of Central Bank a> Elvira Nabiullina .