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Posted on 08/12/2024 5:06:12 AM PDT by dennisw
Russia's consumer sentiment hit a high in June as its wartime economy boosted spending. The sentiment index has risen since April 2022, despite the Ukraine invasion. Russia's economy grew 4% in the second quarter of the year. Economists expect this to slow. Russian consumers are spending large and feeling big about their finances.
In June, Russia's consumer sentiment hit a high not seen since the 2000s, according to Levada Center, Russia's last major independent pollster.
Russian consumers are on a spending spree Russia's GDP grew 4% in the second quarter of this year from a year ago. It's a slowdown from the 5.4% growth logged in the first quarter, but it's still robust growth. In contrast, the US economy grew 2.8% in the second quarter of this year.
Russia's booming economy has boosted consumer spending, in particular on culture, hotels, transportation services, and personal services, according to a Financial Times analysis of official data last month.
According to the FT, consumption per capita in Russia increased by more than 20% from 2021 to 2023. In particular, spending on travel surged more than 90% thanks to a boost from domestic tourism.
Last year, Russia's imports of cognac and sparkling wine surged 18% and 80% from 2019, respectively, according to an estimate from the Economist media outlet.
Broadly, "consumption is booming due to a combination of massive budget spending and labor force shortages leading to strong wage pressures," Bartosz Sawicki, a market analyst at the fintech Conotoxia, wrote in a note last month.
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Just as long as you don’t die or get maimed in Ukraine......Its Beluga and Boom Time there.
This is it, this time Russia is really done. /s
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:...massive budget spending...:
At the same time, MSM ignores the $8 trillion dollars that Puppet Biden’s federal reserve has printed out of thin air, to juice the USA economy. At least Russia’s currency is being used for it’s own people, unlike in the US where most of the money is going to the filthy illegal aliens. /spit
If I knew the entire Globohomo world was trying to destroy my country and groom my children, I might feel the inclination to drink. Wait…it’s already happened here!?! 😔
Yep, we proponents of a free Ukraine / critics of Putin's invasion are totally exaggerating this!
Regards,
A “free” Ukraine. You mean the Ukraine that has no elected President, but rather a dictator? That Ukraine?
THE RUSHANS ARE LEWZING MEME !
SEND MONEY INTO THE BOTTOMLESS BIDEN GRAFT AND CORRUPTION PIT !
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I don’t think there are a lot of attractive tourist options for Russians. They have domestic, China , Iran, NK and not much else.
I recently had occasion to test the alcohol consumption stereotype.
Per capital alcohol consumption per year in liters is the measurement.
#1 in the world, Romania. #5 is Germany. #6 Uganda (!!, surprised they can afford it).
These are all above the 10 liters per year level.
UK 10.8. Belarus 10.9. France 11.3.
US 9.6. Canada 9.9.
And
Russia 10.4. 25th place. Most of Europe consumes more.
The whole vodka thing is just not supported by the facts.
“#6 Uganda (!!, surprised they can afford it).”
Jungle juice, of course.
The entire consumption list, from first to last, would be an interesting and useful document for discussion.
It's NOT NORMAL for anyone but an operative with an agenda to care more about Russia and a neo-Nazi hellhole like Ukraine rather than the fight to preserve America as it was founded.
“The rate of alcoholism varies significantly among nations. While it might stand to reason that rates of alcoholism would correlate closely to overall alcohol consumption per country or possibly with drinking age by country, these correlations are not always present.”
Top 10 Countries with the Highest Rates of Alcohol Use Disorder/Alcoholism (males):
Russia 36.9%
Hungary 36.9%
Belarus 33.9%
Latvia 28.8%
Slovenia 23.5%
Slovakia 22.8%
Poland 22.7%
Estonia 22.2%
South Korea 21.2%
Lithuania 19.9%
https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/alcoholism-by-country
One last growth spurt? Huh? When did their 12 time zones filled with everything the West needs suddenly disappear? Oil, gas, energy ,rare earths, grains, metals, coal, uranium, gold, etc, etc….
Rejoice! Putin’s war means more Beluga caviar and top shelf Stolichnaya for you. The Russian economy is going great guns! Even as 1000 dragooned Russian troops surrender to Ukraine in Kursk. Rather than die for Vlad Putin.
Rat Putin was the only Russian that wanted this war.
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