The consumer activity index in the last week returned to the highs of the year (75.1 points), and the expenses of the Russians turned out to be 6.3% higher than the levels of the last pre-pandemic weeks, the analytical portal of Sberbank notes.
For the first time since the beginning of the pandemic, the observers did not record a statistically significant drop in the industry. The growth rate relative to the pre-pandemic period was 6.3%, and such indicators are observed throughout the last month, with the exception of the week between the May holidays (additional non-working days). “We can say that consumer demand has stabilized at a new equilibrium level. For the second week in a row, the volume of spending in the service sector is growing towards the values ​​of the beginning of 2020 (+ 2.2% seasonally adjusted), “Sberindex analysts note.
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