According to the data of business surveys of the Gaidar Institute, September showed that most indices remained at the same level. The stable dynamics of demand permitted to maintain the previous growth rates of output with invariable estimates of reserves of finished products and stable pricing...

The initial estimates of August by industrial enterprises received by means of business surveys carried out by the Gaidar Institute showed improvement of the situation in industry. Actual changes in demand retained the previous dynamics; as a result, the achieved volumes of sales were rated...

The second half of 2017 was a tough period for Russian enterprises; in particular, in the middle of the year industrial enterprises saw the demand for their products expand at slower pace. In November, however, a representative indicator set of Gaidar Institute's business survey statistics...

According to results of enterprises’ surveys, June 2021 was marked in the Russian industry by an increase in output and demand for its products, as well as by improvement in the sales forecast. The inflationary expectations have dropped. The lack of qualified personnel topped the list of the...

The increase in demand evidenced in March allows Russian industrial enterprises to hire personnel and maintain the output growth. Sales forecasts, the output and hiring plans continue to gain optimism, giving the reason to hope that the upward trend will continue in Q 2 2021. However,...

The dynamics of demand, moderately negative in comparison with the pessimistic forecasts, allowed the industry to avoid a reduction in output in January, to revise the production and sales plans for the better. However, according to regular polls by the Gaidar Institute, these factors also...

Continued demand growth amid increasing shortage of finished goods inventories allowed Russian industry to maintain the output growth at the end of the year. Rather stable and planned recruiting of personnel coupled with a downward trend in investment pessimism allow to discuss the future...

The slow slowdown in demand that commenced in late 2019 forced the industrial sector to hold back output growth in early 2020. Furthermore, in January, the expectations (plans) and forecasts of enterprises maintained a stable level of optimism. And the shortage of personnel forced businessmen to...

The enterprises needed three months to overcome the April decline in demand, and in July, the estimates reached the pre-crisis level. Then there was a three-month pause, followed by growing demand, according to manufacturers’ estimates. The growth rate of sales increased by 9 p.p. in November...