Falling investments in fixed assets in early 2014 were the result of the negative tendency which had formed in the construction investment complex in 2013. Investments in fixed assets in January-February this year were 95.0% while the volume of construction works was 96.2% of the corresponding...

The slowdown of the economic growth in April 2013 was determined by the slackening of the investment demand dynamics. In April 2013 the investments in fixed assets made 99.3%, in January– April – 99.8% of the corresponding indices of the previous year. However, the indices of the industrial...

In February 2014, industrial production increased by 2.1% on an annualised basis, including a 3.4% increase in manufacturing. However, the production of machines and equipment decreased by 11.4%, construction materials, by 2.0%, and construction works, by 2.4% in annual terms. Demand for...

In the 1st quarter of 2014, economic dynamics was determined by growth in consumer demand and a drop in investment demand. On the basis of the results of the 1st quarter of 2014, investments in capital assets fell by 4.8% on the respective period of the previous year with simultaneous reduction...

This paper deals with Russia’s capital investments in 2011.

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.

This paper deals with incomes of Russian population, as well as the issues of inequality an poverty in the country.

The trend towards slower economic dynamics by basic types of economic activity kept progressing in the period of May thru August 2013. With industrial production stagnating at the level of January–August 2012, manufacturing and electric power production contracted by 0.2% and 1.1%...

The results of January-September 2013 point to the continued trend in economic growth slowdown. Within the above period, the industrial production index amounted to 100.1% on January-September 2012, including that of manufacturing industry which was equal to 99.7%. The index of agricultural...

According to the preliminary estimates of the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation, in 2014 GDP annual growth rates amounted to 100.6% as compared to the previous year. Slowdown of growth rates of the Russian economy is justifi ed by low internal demand. Investments in...