In early 2015, Russia's domestic market was strongly affected by the simultaneous shrinkage of consumer and investment demand. In February 2015, the retail trade turnover index amounted to 92.3% in annual terms; the index of paid services delivered to the population amounted to 98.5%; and the...

Early in 2015, a further drop in investment activities was registered. In January-February 2015, investments in capital assets and the volumes of jobs in the building industry amounted to 93.6% and 96.7%, respectively, as compared to the relevant indices of the previous year

In January 2015, a drop of 5.1% and 6.3% year-on-year in retail trade volume and investments in capital assets, respectively, had a considerable effect on the domestic market. The dynamics of the consumer market was determined by a simultaneous drop of 5.5% and 3.5% in demand on food products...

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 justified by low internal demand. Investments in...

In January–March 2016, fixed capital investment stood at 95.2% in real terms, including in the segment of large and medium enterprises to the tune of 98.5% against the corresponding period of the previous year. The share of own capital posted an upward trend in the structure of sources, which...

According to preliminary data released by Rosstat, in Q1 2016, Russia's GDP constituted 98.8% (97.2% a year earlier) against the corresponding period of the previous year. Downward trend in domestic consumption persists although the slump is losing its grip on the economy. Growth in agriculture...

In early 2016, Russia's domestic market was exposed to the long-continued influence of a simultaneous contraction of the consumer and investment markets. In January and February, the retail trade turnover index amounted to 93.4%, the volume index of commercial services rendered to the...

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In September 2014, the trend of slowdown of economic dynamics by the baseline types of economic activities stopped. Growth in industrial output, manufacturing and mining amounted to 2.8%, 3.6% and 2.4%, respectively, as compared to September 2013. However, the situation is complicated by the...

In August 2014, the dynamics of baseline types of economic activities weakened. With stagnation of industrial production at the level of August 2013, manufacturing industries fell by 0.6%. Investments in capital assets fell by 2.7% against August 2014 and irregularities in fulfillment of jobs in...