In Russia falling sales of beer and vodka

In the first quarter of 2013 sales of international brewers in Russia plummeted, the newspaper «Kommersant».

Sales of Anheuser-Busch InBev (TM «Siberian Crown», Stella Artois) in Russia in the first quarter of 2013 decreased by 17%, the company said.

For the first quarter also reported Heineken («Bochkarev», Zlaty Bazant): Russian sales drop was about 5%.

Among the main causes of the current call from 1 January ban on the sale of their products in booths and stalls. Meanwhile, according to the Federal State Statistics Service, the retail sale of beer during this period decreased only by 2.6%.

Moreover, in the first quarter decreased retail sales of vodka — by 7.8%. Federal State Statistics Service of the calculations also show that the share of vodka and other alcoholic beverages in public sales of alcoholic beverages (in terms of absolute alcohol) for the first time fell below the 50% to 48.7%.