MOSCOW, June 10 The index «coffee with a sandwich» («Sandwich»), which reflects the picture of Russian consumption of popular breakfast foods, fell by 4.3 in the second half of May points — up to 101.4 points.
The index was developed on the basis of data exclusively provided to the agency by specialists from the large analytical resource «Chek Index». The «basket» for its calculation included seven goods — frequent guests on the morning tables of Russians: loaf (400 grams), ham (200 grams), butter (180 grams), cheese (200 grams), cucumbers (500 grams), instant coffee (95 grams), sugar (1 kilogram).
For products from this consumer «basket» analysts of «Index Receipt» regularly calculate aggregated impersonal sales indicators (average bill). The base 100 points are taken as the value of the «Coffee and Sandwich Index» in the period from 1 to 15 October 2022. Its change corresponds to the arithmetic mean of the dynamics of the average check for each of the seven products.
During the period from May 16 to May 31, the average bill increased for coffee (by 3.8%, to 193 rubles) and cheese (by 2.7%, to 152 rubles). It decreased for cucumbers (by 20.1%, to 107 rubles), ham (by 10.6%, to 110 rubles), sugar (by 3.3%, to 59 rubles), butter (by 2.3% , up to 129 rubles). At the same level, the average bill was preserved for a loaf (37 rubles).
Thus, the index decreased by 4.3 points compared to the previous two-week period and amounted to 101.4 points.
Index Check experts note that consumption switched to a summer format, when the volume of high-calorie foods, such as ham, decreased. The price tag for vegetables has also significantly decreased. In addition, the leveling of spending continues after the traditional surge during the May holidays.