Priority - food

RBC writes:

“In August, Russian consumers continued to reduce purchases of clothing and shoes, as well as household appliances and electronics, but they increased the volume of purchases in grocery stores. Such data are contained in the study of the “CHEC of the Fiscal Data Operator” resource “OFD Platform” (takes into account data from 1.1 million online cash desks in Russia), conducted at the request of RBC. < ... >

Based on the data of the OFD platform, the segment in which consumers increase the volume of purchases, although they try to buy goods cheaper - these are grocery stores. If in June the volume of food retail sales for a year in monetary terms increased by 6 %, and in natural terms decreased by 6 %, then in July, in monetary terms, sales showed an increase by 8 %, and in a kind - a decrease by 4 %. The size of the average purchase in June amounted to 735 rubles, and a month later - 751 rubles.

In August, sales of grocery stores in monetary terms increased by 8 % compared to last year, and the number of goods purchased in pieces - by 5 %. The average check for Russia for the purchase of products was 712 rubles. And he was 1 % lower than last year. ”