MOSCOW: There’s less than meets the eye to Russia’s consumer recovery.
While real wages grew at the same pace of 3.7% in April and May, the most in over three years, retail sales only crawled just above zero after a record 27 months of contraction. The Bank of Russia expects consumers to stay similarly cautious for another two to three years.
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