Before the new year, express delivery in large cities will increase in price: the customs duty can increase by 15% and reach 170 rubles per square meter - above inflation (6.35%, according to Rosstat). "The last mile" is extremely expensive, says Alexander Mitsokov from the Association of Transport, Logistics and Postal Courier Companies. The average cost of shipping in Russia in September is 258.78 rubles. In Moscow - 584.49 rubles, in the suburbs - 440.11 rubles, in St. Petersburg - 285.58 rubles, in the Leningrad region - 165.08 rubles. The increase in costs is related to the increase in autobiographical costs: gasoline increased by 21.4% (up to 78.7 rubles per liter), repairs by 14%, spare parts by 16%. The shipping cost from January to mid-October increased by 13%. It is called "Lente.ru" product manager "PEK: Fullfillment" Mikhail Petrov. Salaries of couriers in April-June reached 125.5 thousand rubles (+23% year on year). In Moscow in March, 125 thousand couriers worked, by the year 2030, they may need about 300 thousand (estimated by Deputy Mayor Maxi Maximus Likstov). During the peak periods, the deficit in Moscow and St. Petersburg reaches 30%. The January-August market turnover decreased by 1.3% to 49.3 billion rubles (Rosstat), the real expenses of the population are also falling (SberIndex). At the same time, the cost of shipping is increasing - companies transfer costs to customers. Meanwhile, the regions are checking the food supply by drones. Earlier it was reported that in the long run delivery by drones can reduce the cost of order service, but at the current stage of technological development, it makes the process much more expensive than traditional couriers. @nakanune ru.