(Source: http://praktikaprava.ru)

In December the average Russian citizen's shopping check rose to the maximum in 2017 and amounted to 586 rubles. This is evidenced by the results of study conducted by the company "Romir".

Last December  the average check showed an increase of 7.9 percent compared to November. The largest increase in spending was in the Far Eastern Federal District (by 14.9 percent), the Southern Federal District (plus 11.2 percent) and the Volga Federal District (10.9 percent). The smallest -  in the North-Western Federal District (4.2 percent).

As the researchers note, the growth was mainly provided by megacities, where the inhabitants began  to make pre-Christmas purchases actively. They started this a month later than the Russians from the smaller cities. At the same time, in general, the Russian residents in December preferred shopping not in convenience stores, but in hypermarkets - where the average check rose by almost 20 percent.