Americans save more Russians

Finansy26-11-2009 Americans save more Russians Expenditure on entertainment - such as trips to restaurants, movie theaters - have become the main article, reducing the cost of which Russians are trying to balance their family or personal budget. Nevertheless, their behavior becomes more predictable. Russia entered the top five countries whose citizens are least likely to cut spending over the past three months. In contrast, the leader in consumer spending the U.S. - Americans continue to actively reduce the waste of money. To elucidate the dynamics of consumer behavior in the period from mid-September to late October 2009, were surveyed 23,659 people in 24 countries worldwide. Research Holding Romir held the Russian part of the study and interviewed one thousand inhabitants of the Russian Federation. In general, the proportion of respondents from different countries, claiming that over the past three months, they had to reduce spending, declined in almost all categories of expenditure. In the global context there is still a reduction in active spending on clothing / shoes / accessories. Expenditures for this category has reduced half (50%) of respondents in various countries around the world. Save on entertainment, 47%, 45% refrain from major purchases for the home - furniture, appliances and so on.