In the third quarter of 2023, Russian demand for household appliances and electronics increased almost 1.5 times compared to the beginning of the year. The highest average bill was 7.5 thousand rubles, writes TASS citing a study by the Russian Standard Bank.
According to analysts, the total number of such purchases in the third quarter of this year increased by 45% compared to the first quarter.
The cost of appliances and electronics is, of course, affected by changes in exchange rates, since most of these goods are imported or assembled from foreign components.
At the same time, the increase in prices for this group of goods will be spasmodic, since sellers first sell the remaining imported inventory at the previous prices and, as a rule, do not increase prices until the arrival of new lots purchased taking into account account counts the increase in the value of the currency.
Banking specialists also say that it is worth remembering: sellers set a sufficient margin in advance to smooth out exchange rate fluctuations and, to a certain extent, can safely maintain old prices in favor of higher turnover in the context of a weakening of the national currency. .
- Russian distributors of electronics and home appliances began moving supply chains from Kazakhstan to Kyrgyzstan, China and the United Arab Emirates in May following announcements by the Kazakh government that it would tighten controls on parallel imports to Russia. Equipment prices may increase by 10-12%.
Author:
Karina Pardaeva
Source: RB
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