According to the data of business surveys of the Gaidar Institute, in April the Russian industry escaped again the crisis slump both of demand and output with consistent control over stocks of finished products, further slowdown of growth in prices and radical positive revision of its sales and...

In Q2 2018, the Russian industrial sector managed to recover to a normal state of operation from the failed start early this year. The percentage of enterprises assessing their state as “normal standing” neared an all-time high by mid-2018 (77% compared to 78% in H2 2017)