Alcohol sales in Russia since the beginning of the year have reached their highest level in the last seven years.

In the first ten months of 2024, retail sales of alcohol in Russia reached 184.2 million decaliters - this is the maximum volume since 2017. RBC writes about this with reference to Rosalkogoltabakcontrol.

Vodka sold the most during this period: 62.5 million decaliters versus 54.2 million decaliters in 2017.

Wine sales for the same period also turned out to be record high: 46.9 million decaliters of still wine were sold at retail, and 16.3 million decaliters of sparkling wine. This is 61% more than in the same period in 2017.

Retail sales of liquor and vodka products also increased by more than 15%. At the same time, Russians began to buy less grape-containing drinks without ethyl alcohol and fruit alcoholic products - by 34.3% and 20.1%, respectively.

At least half of the Russian population over 15 years old drinks alcohol at least once a year. Regular drinking of alcohol, even in small quantities, can be high-functioning alcoholism. To find out whether this phenomenon differs from ordinary addiction, see the material “I’m not lying under the fence - that means I’m not an alcoholic.”