This year, Russia's domestic market was operating under the negative effects of shrinking domestic demand. In July 2015, the retail trade turnover index amounted to 90.8%; the index of paid services delivered to the population – to 97.5%; and the index of investment in fixed assets – to...

In H1 2015, business activities in the Russian economy were determined by weakening of the external and internal demand. In H1 2015, a decrease of 5.4% and 8.0% in investments in capital assets and the volume of the retail trade, respectively, as compared to the respective period of the previous...

Russian Abstract: Научные проблемы, связанные с анализом и исследованием структурных сдвигов в российской экономике, включают качественные и количественные оценки...

In October 2015, fixed capital investment came to 94.8% and in January–October – 94.3% against the same indicators last year. In October, the volume of construction constituted 92.1%, commissioning of new living floor space – 87.4% against indicators of October 2014. Prolonged contraction...

In October 2015, the negative factors in the Russian economy included, firstly, declining consumer demand on the back of a drop of 11.7% and 5.2% in retail trade volume and households' real income, respectively, secondly, a 5.2% reduction of investments in capital assets and, thirdly, a higher...

In January–September 2015, the Russian economy posted shrinking domestic and external demand. In September 2015, the domestic market was negatively affected by decrease of investment in fixed assets by 5.6% and the fall of retail turnover by 10.4% against the corresponding period of the...

This paper deals with domestic capital investments in Russia in 2014. Last year the trend towards declining investment in fixed assets was fairly predictable being determined by the fall of investments, which had been under way since Q2 2013. According to the results of 2014, investments in...

This paper deals with Russia's marcoeconomic structure. The author analyzes major trends and drivers, major GDP characteristics, changes in GDP structure, production development and structure by type of economic activity

Worsening of the rates of the economic slump in July-August 2015 was justified by a decrease in the internal demand. In August 2015, the volume of investments in capital assets fell by 6.8%, while the volume of the retail trade turnover, by 9.1% as compared to August 2014. Due to shrinkage of...

Russia's economy was characterized by lessening of internal and external demand within the first five months in 2013. A drop in industrial output which in May 2013 reached 1.4% against May 2012 had a substantial effect on the domestic market in the current year. Stagnation in the investment...