Russia, May 14, 2012
Results from the Russian Technical Consumer Goods (TCG) market in Q1 2012 indicate that demand has finally returned. The overall TCG market increased by 5.9% compared to the same period of 2011, exceeding RUB 312 billion. This is a good foundation for building strong growth for the remainder of 2012. There was still high growth for sectors which showed declines during the crisis years; IT and Photo, for example, showed healthy increases.