Russia: bookstore sales by book price & region 2023

Customers of bookstores located in Moscow and Saint Petersburg spent more than those in other regions of Russia in January 2023. Over 60 percent of consumers in the country's two largest cities spent at least 501 Russian rubles on average in bookstores, while the largest share of buyers in other localities nationwide expended less than 300 Russian rubles.

Distribution of books purchased in bookstores in Russia as of January 2023, by price category and region

Characteristic	Less than 300 RUB	301-500 RUB	501-1,000 RUB	1,001-1,500 RUB	1,501-2,000 RUB	Over 2,001 RUB
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Release date

August 2023

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Region

Russia

Survey time period

January 2023

Special properties

book-selling companies and bookstore chains

Supplementary notes

The share of "more than 2,000 RUB" for Moscow and Saint Petersburg was calculated manually by summing up the following shares: "2,001 RUB-3,000 RUB," "3,001-4,000 RUB," "4,001-5,000 RUB," and "more than 5,000 RUB," as provided by the source.

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