Vodka sales up again in Belarus

У Беларусі зноў выраслі продажы гарэлкі

The volume of vodka sales in Belarus grew in the the first quarter of 2016 after a 10.6% drop in 2015 against 2014.

According to the data from National Statistics Committee (Belstat), 2,138,900 decaliters of vodka were sold accounting for the 50.1% of all alcohol sales in the first quarter of 2016 (47% in the frist quarter of 2015).

Beer was sold 0.4% less as was wine. The total alcohol consumption dropped 5.1%, reports BelaPAN.