Vice President of the Moscow Pyrotechnic Association: the cost of fireworks will skyrocket by 70% -70 percent, Vice-President of the Moscow Pyrotechnic Association Viktor Samoshin told Gazeta.Ru.
“There is trouble with prices,” he said. This year the average price of sparklers is 240 rubles, which is 33 percent more than last year. Firecrackers have risen in price by 56 percent over the year; on average, you can buy them for 1250 rubles. The price of the fireworks increased by four percent (to 2,400 rubles).
The “explosive” rise in prices for New Year's pyrotechnics, according to Samoshin, was due to Chinese suppliers. This year, the costs of certification of products, equipment of warehouses, as well as certification and insurance of employees have increased significantly. Because of this, many factories were forced to close, and those that remained, announced a rise in product prices.
China is the world's main importer of pyrotechnics. “In addition, there is a worldwide problem of rising prices for materials – metal, paper, wood packaging. This led to an increase in production costs, “Samoshin added.
Earlier, retailers warned Russians about the rise in prices for artificial Christmas trees, as well as real trees, up to 30 percent due to an increase in purchase prices and logistics costs.
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