The fall in Russia's GDP in Q3 2020 was not 3.6%, but 3.4%. Rosstat improved its assessment of the
state of the economy after clarifying the reporting of enterprises and the assessment of the banking
sector from the Bank of Russia.
The most popular investment instruments for Russian citizens are savings accounts in banks, foreign
currency, real estate, life insurance and cryptocurrencies.
The real disposable income of Russians in the third quarter fell by almost 5% after a record drop of
8.4% in the second, Rosstat reported.
In September 2020, the monthly increase in consumer prices (as estimated seasonally adjusted) decreased to 0.25% compared to 0.38% in August, according to the next release of the information and analytical commentary “Dynamics of consumer prices”.