
ROCIT study showed why buyers choose goods from China
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The ROCIT study revealed the main reasons for Russian residents purchasing goods from Chinese sellers.
In Russia, 65 percent of buyers purchase goods from Chinese sellers when they cannot find them from their Russian colleagues. This was shown by a study conducted by the Regional Public Center for Internet Technologies (ROCIT). His results were cited by TASS.
It turned out that, as a rule, we are talking about electronics and gadgets, automotive products, components, accessories, creative products and specialized hobbies. In these categories, Russian supply remains limited for now.
The study showed that residents of the Far East, St. Petersburg and the Leningrad region (79 percent of respondents in each of these regions) quite often could not find a Russian analogue. For Moscow and the Moscow region, the corresponding figure was 70 percent, and for the North Caucasus - 55 percent.
In addition, almost 80 percent of respondents admitted that a low price can also be a reason for purchasing goods from the Chinese.

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