Prices for artificial Christmas trees in Russia increased by 11.5 percent, their cost amounted to an average of 4.45 thousand rubles. This was reported by TASS According to data from Russian Standard Bank.
While last year the average bill for purchasing an artificial Christmas tree was 3,991 rubles, this year it increased to 4,450 rubles. At the same time, natural Christmas trees are the most popular in the current pre-New Year season; In November – early December, they accounted for almost half (49%) of purchases.
The average purchase price of purchasing one natural spruce (both cut and in pots) in November-December was 5,810 rubles (5,642 rubles in 2022).
The bank also said that the average purchase price of New Year’s home decorations, tinsel, garlands, Christmas tree decorations and other decorations is 207 rubles, and sparklers – 66 rubles.
The study used data from the service for filling out cash receipts when making payments by amount by bank card in the pre-New Year season of 2023 and 2022.
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