Russian retail sales fell deeper in September, official data from the state statistics service Rosstat showed on Wednesday.
According to Rosstat, Russian retail sales plunged 9.8% in September in year-on-year terms after an 8.8% fall in the previous month.
Taking a cautious approach on inflation, Russia's central bank held its key interest rate at 7.5% on Friday.
According to Rosstat, real disposable incomes extended their drop this year and fell 3.4% in the third quarter of 2022 in year-on-year terms, after an 8.9% rise in the same period of last year.
