Retail alcohol sales in Russia struck a record 184.2 million decaliters between January and October 2024, the RBC organization news outletreported Monday, citing data from market regulators.This marks the greatest volume tape-recorded because 2017, when regulators started tracking the data.
Sales throughout this duration were 21% greater than between January and October 2017 and 0.8% above the very same period in 2023, RBC said.Vodka led the marketplace, with 62.5 million decaliters sold, a little greater than 2022 levels.
Red wine sales reached 46.9 million decaliters, up 0.9% from 2023 and 22.5% higher than in 2017.
Sparkling wine sales saw a considerable dive of 10.9% from 2023, amounting to 16.3 million decaliters, and 61% more than in 2017.
Liqueur and spirits sales likewise increased, with liqueur sales increasing 16.6% to 13.2 million decaliters and whisky, rum, and gin sales up 15.7% to 11.3 million decaliters.The increase in alcohol consumption accompanies a rise in alcohol dependency rates reported by Russias state data firm, marking the very first such increase in a decade.