As seen by the period-end results of Q4 2019, the manufacturing and extractive sectors of the Russian economy once again displayed a near-zero growth, while production of electric energy, gas and water declined. Growth slowdown in the extractive sector occurred as a result of the implementation...

In Q3 2018, the movement of industrial production indices returned to a near zero growth pattern, and first of all in the manufacturing sectors. In some industries, the slightly positive dynamics may have had to do, in part, with government support measures. Over the course of the same quarter,...

Russia's manufacturing sector was stagnant in late 2018; both state-supported industries and industries that profited from a positive global trend were on the rise. Data for early 2019 show growth in most of the manufacturing industries. Barring some industries (e.g., food and chemical industries...

Based on the results of Q3 2019, the industrial production demonstrated growth which was facilitated by positive dynamics both in the primary and manufacturing sectors. At the same time, it is not absolutely certain that growth will continue in the long-term prospect. In the past few months,...

The imposition of the restrictive measures to contain the spread of the coronavirus infection (self-isolation regime, shutdown of public facilities, etc.) adversely affected the dynamic of Russian industrial sectors in H1 2020. The manufacturing industries that produce consumer durable goods,...

The OPEC+ deal and the coronavirus pandemic remain key factors affecting the state of the manufacturing and extractive industries. Some easing of the terms of the OPEC+ deal in 2021 in case of Russia and the possibility of containing the pandemic through mass vaccination suggest that there is a...

Based on the Q4 2020 results, industrial production outturns increased mainly on the back of extractive industries, particularly, owing to export coal supplies to China and Europe. In manufacturing, output growth still prevails in food, textile and chemical industries

Analysis of trend components of production indices for May through July 2021 suggests that growth factors in trends for the extractive industries since the beginning of 2021 continue to have effect for two reasons: a pickup in demand for power-generating coal on the part of European and Asian...

The characteristic feature of mid-2017 is a slowdown in the production growth pattern that emerged earlier this year, and its downward slide towards stagnation. The majority of manufacturing industries continue to display a zero or negative dynamic, the only exception being those that are linked...

Rosstat announced late in Q2 2018 that it would need to revise its statistics on industrial production dynamics. As a result, growth rates, which were close to zero in the first quarter, turned positive for both the manufacturing and extraction sectors at the half year's end. A lack of...