Republic of Tatarstan:

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FOODS AND NON-FOODS IN THE STRUCTURE OF COMMODITy
TURNOvER, IN PERCENT
CONSUMER SERvICES TURNOvER AND GROwTH RATE
As compared with the indicators both in Russia in general and in the regions
of the Volga Federal District, somewhat higher figures were recorded
in Tatarstan (94.3% in the Russian Federation vs. 97.5% in the Republic of
Tatarstan in 10 months 2009).
The situation in the consumer market in 2009 showed that the consumer
confidence level fell sharply due to the uncertainty of consumers about
prospects of employment, state of their personal finances and readiness
to buy new goods. As a result, people began to buy more foods and the
proportion of non-food sales dropped considerably from 54.4% in 2008 to
50.7% in 2009г.
Owing to the systematic work of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of
the Republic of Tatarstan, jointly with the Ministry of Agriculture and Foods
of the Republic of Tatarstan, executive committees of the republic’s municipalities,
manufacturers, and outlet chains, it became possible to prevent a
leap in prices for socially sensitive goods.
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For instance, prices for bread and bakery products in the Republic of
Tatarstan remained virtually unchanged during the year, with retail margins
not exceeding 15%.
TATARSTAN'S AvERAGE PRICES FOR BAKERy AND DAIRy
PRODUCTS, RUR PER KG
Prices for dairy produce were kept unchanged till October 2009, when
producers raised wholesale prices by 3% for milk to 8% for butter. This resulted
in the increased retail prices; however, the retail margin for dairy produce
remains the same, from 5% to 15%.
NUMBER OF “wALKING DISTANCE“ CONvENIENCE SHOPS,
CONSUMER SERvICES AND CATERING ESTABLISHMENTS
COMMISSIONED IN TATARSTAN
The republic is currently implementing the Programme for Creation and
Development of “Walking Distance” Convenience Shops, Public Catering
and Consumer Services Establishments for 2007-2009 (adopted in July
2007). Since the beginning of 2009, 37 such establishments were opened
in Tatarstan (a total of 78 establishments since the launching of the programme).
The consumer market infrastructure of the Republic of Tatarstan currently
comprises over 14,000 trade enterprises, 4,316 public catering establishments,
3,247 consumer services establishments, over 5,000 small-scale
retailers, and 95 markets.
Despite the growing share of markets in goods turnover on the average
in Russia (from 13.4% to 14.2%), in the Republic of Tatarstan it remains at
the same level of 8.2%.
SHARE OF MARKETS IN RETAIL TURNOvER
An important factor in the consumer market development is the provision
of competitive conditions for trading activities. With a view of protecting
free trade and fair competition in the consumer market and improving
the competitiveness of the republic’s manufacturers, a group of actions
aimed at competition development is being carried out jointly with ministries
and departments. (The action plan for the development of competition
in the food market of the Republic of Tatarstan was approved by the
Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Tatarstan No.466-r
of March 28, 2008.) These include improving the competitiveness of agricultural
produce and ensuring food security in the Republic of Tatarstan
through increasing the efficiency of agricultural production, meeting the
demand of the republic’s residents for goods and services through ensuring
their accessibility and affordability, and improving the staffing of agricultural
and trading establishments.
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When analysing commodity resources in the republic’s food market, it
should be noted that the sources for their formation are the deliveries of
the local manufacturers (65%), manufacturers of the Russian Federation
(30.3%), and imports (4.7%).
FOODS IN RETAIL TURNOvER By SOURCE OF PRODUCTION,
IN PERCENT
Meanwhile, the share of products of local manufacture in the republic is
over 70% in the sales of bread and bakery products; potatoes; cabbages;
carrots; beets; beef; pork; eggs; curds; sour cream; butter; milk and sourmilk
products; sugar; sausages; and wheat flour.
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