GLOBAL warming and russian economics part duex

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continued.

According to data provided by the National Alcohol Association (NAA), the sales of vodka in Russia were not affected by the warm December. On the contrary, sales rose by 1.5-2% in the year by November-December. “On the whole, Russia’s market of vodka depends on weather. People normally drink more when it’s colder outside. Therefore, it would be only logical to assume that this year’s warm winter could bring the sales down,” said Papel Shapkin, NAA board member, in an interview to Vremya Novostei. “But the year 2006 was a special year. The alcohol industry came to a halt for months in the summer following the introduction of new excise labels. Consequently, production rate and sales went up considerably as the year drew to a close. However, some decline in production, estimated at around 8%, will be felt in terms of annual results,” added Shapkin.


Only in Russia will a national news source include Vodka production and consumption as part of the national economic outlook. This article was garnered from Pravda.

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