*[https://www.statista.com/statistics/1013378/alcohol-consumption-frequency-russia/ Alcohol consumption rate in Russia between 2009 and 2021, by frequency of intake]
*[https://www.statista.com/statistics/1013378/alcohol-consumption-frequency-russia/ Alcohol consumption rate in Russia between 2009 and 2021, by frequency of intake]
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Beer retail sales in July-September 2025 decreased by 17.9% year-on-year, and in the first nine months of the year - by 16.9%. The collapse in demand is explained by the cold summer and rising prices, as beer in Russia has risen in price by 17.5% over the year. However, a decrease in sales is recorded in almost all key alcohol categories, including wines and vodka.
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The volume of retail sales of beer in the third quarter amounted to 171.3 million decaliters, a decrease of 17.9% year-on-year, follows from the data of the Federal Service for Alcohol and Tobacco Control (RATK). In January-September, the decrease was 16.9%, to 462.36 million decaliters. There is a negative trend in related categories as well. Sales of beer beverages in the first nine months of the year lost 5.9% year-on-year, to 73.24 million decaliters. In the segment of cider, poire and mead in January-September, there was an increase of 1.3%, to 8.74 million decaliters. But in the third quarter, the decrease reached 11.4%, to 3.08 million decaliters. In many ways, the factor in the decline was a change in the structure of consumption, according to the RATK.
== Alcoholism in Russia has increased for the first time in 10 years ==
== Alcoholism in Russia has increased for the first time in 10 years ==