In Russia, sales of non-food products are falling due to sanctions.

The non-food retail sector in Russia continues to collapse.

According to the Center for Countering Disinformation, citing data from Russia’s Sberbank, sales in this segment have been declining for the seventh consecutive quarter.

According to the results of the third quarter of 2025, sales volumes fell by an average of 7% compared to the same period last year, and in some regions the decline reached 25%.

Clothing and electronics stores have been hit hardest. Due to a sharp drop in demand and a buildup of unsold inventory, retailers are closing en masse across the country.

The CPI notes that the key reasons for the decline are:

• economic cooling;

• the high key rate of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation, which makes loans more expensive;

• transition of the population to a savings model;

• anticipation of the latest taxes and fees.

At the same time, a decline in food consumption in physical terms is observed, indicating a real decline in citizens’ well-being—despite the Kremlin’s official statements about an alleged increase in income.

The Center for Political Studies emphasized: “The Russian economy is entering a phase of systemic weakening, which the authorities can no longer conceal by manipulating income growth in statistics.”

Earlier, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed a decree introducing three packages of sanctions against individuals assisting Russia.

Let us recall that the European Commission officially approved the new, 19th package of sanctions against the Russian Federation.

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