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From 2022 to 2024, according to the Bank of Russia, the share of Russian households with savings increased from 72.9% to 75.5%. The average savings increased from 115k to 145k rubles. In 2024, the funds of Russians in banks increased by 11.9 trillion rubles (+26.1%). The total amount is a record 57.5 trillion (about 700 billion USD). | In 2024, according to Rosstat, the 10% of the least well-off population of Russia (average monthly income - 14,479 Rubles or 160 USD) accounted for 2% of the total cash income, and the 10% of the most well-off population (240,519 Rubles or 2,670 USD) - 30%. The income of the richest increased by 10%, and that of the poorest - by 6.5%. | In 2024, according to the Unified Regulator of Gambling, the growth of legal bets in Russia was 40%, in total - 1.7T rubles (17B USD). The total number of players exceeded 6M, more than 2M made bets at least once a month. The average bet size increased by 18.9% and amounted to 1,268 Rubles (127 USD). 95% of bets were made online. | In 2024, Russia exported a record 33.6M tons of liquefied natural gas, +4% compared to 2023. The previous record was in 2022 - 32.9M. The largest buyers were Europe (52%): France (6.3M), Spain (4.8M), Belgium (4.4M), and the Netherlands (1.3M) and Asia (45%): China (7M) and Japan (5.7M). | In 2024, according to Rosstat, consumer prices in Russia increased by 9.52%: butter - +36%, vegetables and fruits - +22%, frozen fish - +17%, milk/dairy - +16%, bread/bakery - +13%, sunflower oil - +12%, alcohol - +8%, gasoline - +11%, medicines - +10%, building materials - +8%, tobacco - +6%, electrical goods - +5%, services - +11.52%. | More notes from Russia » |
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