{"id":173325,"date":"2026-01-28T13:17:32","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T10:17:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/173325\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","slug":"bielstat-vodka-wine-beer-sales-decline-in-2025","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/173325\/","title":{"rendered":"Bie\u0142stat: vodka, wine, beer sales decline in 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>January 28, <em>Pozirk.<\/em> <\/strong>The sales of alcoholic beverages dropped 1.5 percent in Belarus last year, according to <em>Pozirk<\/em>&#8216;s analysis of the National Statistical Committee&#8217;s (Bie\u0142stat) data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2025, retailers sold alcoholic beverages and beer worth 6.7 billion rubels (some $2.3 billion), accounting for 6.8 percent of their total retail turnover.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Last year, alcohol prices increased by 5.9 percent, with vodka up 3.8 percent, wine up 5.4 percent and beer up 9.4 percent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"insert-block\">\n\n    <div class=\"insert-block__img\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"354\" height=\"236\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/alkogol_pyanstvo_Michal_Jarmoluk_pixabay_1128x752-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/alkogol_pyanstvo_Michal_Jarmoluk_pixabay_1128x752-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/alkogol_pyanstvo_Michal_Jarmoluk_pixabay_1128x752-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/alkogol_pyanstvo_Michal_Jarmoluk_pixabay_1128x752-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/alkogol_pyanstvo_Michal_Jarmoluk_pixabay_1128x752-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/alkogol_pyanstvo_Michal_Jarmoluk_pixabay_1128x752.jpg 1128w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> Economy<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">Economy<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">Nearly 50 companies licensed to import alcoholic beverages in Belarus<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">January 14, Pozirk. Belarus\u2019 antimonopoly ministry has issued licenses to 48 companies to import alcoholic beverages in the country. The number has risen from 39 last year. The list of importers has yet to be approved by Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka.<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/171632\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read the article<\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>January 28, Pozirk. The sales of alcoholic beverages dropped 1.5 percent in Belarus last year, according to Pozirk&#8216;s analysis of the National Statistical Committee&#8217;s (Bie\u0142stat) data. In 2025, retailers sold alcoholic beverages and beer worth 6.7 billion rubels (some $2.3 billion), accounting for 6.8 percent of their total retail turnover. 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