OREANDA-NEWS Almost two thirds of Russians have savings that will last them at least three months. This is reported by RIA Novosti with reference to the results of a survey conducted by analysts of the financial marketplace.

A total of about three thousand citizens participated in the study. As a result, it turned out that about 62 percent of respondents have savings, the amount of which allows them to feel financially stable for at least the next three months.

More than a third (38 percent) of the respondents admitted that they had accumulated savings for a period of six months or more. For comparison, a year earlier, the share of Russians whose savings allowed them to live without a permanent income for six months or longer was 30 percent.

In general, experts point to a gradual increase in financial literacy among Russians. This, in particular, was stated in the Central Bank (CB). Analysts "I will choose.<url> notes that recently more and more citizens have begun to accumulate savings to protect themselves from potential crisis situations. Against this background, large purchases began to fade into the background.