A quarter of the restaurants in Russia do not hurry with predictions about recovery

Nearly two-thirds of the Russian restaurants are waiting for the return of revenues to pre-crisis level by the end of 2020, but 27% of restaurant owners chose not to give accurate prediction. These are the results of research Agency Data Insight and Delivery Club.

according to the survey, conducted in early July among more than 600 restaurateurs, the majority of restaurants (59%) predicts a recovery in revenues until the end of this year, another 14% in the spring of 2021, reports TASS.

meanwhile, 27% of restaurant owners chose not to give an accurate forecast and indicated that they looked forward to the restoration industry only after the full completion of the pandemic coronavirus infection COVID-19 and the lifting of all restrictive measures.

Recall that the turnover of public catering enterprises in Russia in may, when the restrictions on work due to coronavirus in a number of regions remained, fell by 52.1% yoy. “In terms of conservation constraints, indicators of such segments of the consumer market, as catering and paid services to the population remained below the levels of last year (minus 52.1% of year-on-year and minus 39.5%, respectively),” — said in June review economic development “Pattern of business activity”.

Thus, the dynamics of the Russian restaurant market in may set a new “record”, which was installed just a month ago, in April.

According to Rosstat estimates, the restaurant market in Russia fell in the “non-working” April is 51.5% yoy to 64.5 billion rubles, showing the strongest decrease for all the observations.

for the first 4 months of this year the turnover of public catering (restaurants, cafes and bars) amounted to 454.7 billion, a decrease of 11.1% compared to the same period last year.

let’s Add that the Russian economy in February—March 2020 was under the powerful impact of two negative factors — the rapid spreadtion of a pandemic coronavirus infection COVID-19 and its deleterious effect on the global economy and collapse in oil prices. Against this background, the rouble significantly depreciated against the dollar and the Euro. Reacting to the situation, the government and the Bank of Russia adopted several packages of measures to support the economy and citizens.

may 11, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the end of may 12, a single period of days off, entered March 30, in the fight against COVID-19.

on 2 June Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin reported on the nationwide state plan for the recovery of the Russian economy in 2020-2021 years, noting in particular that the cost of the plan will amount to about 5 trillion roubles. June 19, Putin was sent a revised draft of the national plan.

July 2, Deputy Minister of Finance of the Russian Federation Vladimir Kolychev said that the total cost of the measures (the bailout package), aimed at combating the spread of coronavirus infection in Russia and mitigating economic impacts from restrictions imposed, estimated to be worth about 4 trillion rubles. According to him, the main focus of the budget measures were made on several fronts: strengthening health systems, supporting citizens and businesses, the balancing of regional budgets.

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