Russia: Retail beer sales drop by 1.8% in Q1
Russias retail beer sales in January-March dropped by 1.8% versus the same period in 2019 totalling 13.647 mln hl, National Consumers Rights Protection Union said on May 8.
Sales of beer cocktails decreased by 3.9% to 1.533 mln hl, the Union reported.
At the same time, according to Rosstat data, Russias first-quarter beer production increased by 2.8% as compared to Q1 2019.