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Russia Raises 2026 Retail Trade Growth Forecast to 4.6% from 0.8%
InterfaxLO·RU·about 18 hours ago
Russian Deputy Minister of Economic Development reports food service industry contributed over 0.5 trillion rubles to the economy in 2025, doubling in four years. This indicates robust domestic consumption growth despite sanctions, but the figure is a government estimate and not independently verified.