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...

In April 2014, the economic situation was determined both by slowdown of growth rates of consumer demand and a drop in investment demand. Investments in capital assets in April 2014 and January–April amounted to 97.3% and 95.7%, respectively, against the respective indices of the previous...

In H1 2014, the business activities in the Russian economy were characterized by slowdown of growth rates of the external demand on goods of the Russian export and termination of growth in domestic demand. In H1 2014, a 2.8% reduction of investments in capital assets and the minimum growth of...

GDP advanced 0.8% in H1 2014 relative to the corresponding period of 2013, according to the preliminary data from Rosstat (Federal State Statistics Service). The products and services output index by basic type of economic activity remained near a positive value of 100.3% on an annualized basis...

Fixed investment in real terms stood at 97.42% in the period of January to July 2014 compared to the corresponding period in 2013. The structure of sources of fi nancing saw an upward trend towards the formation of a bigger share of equity at enterprises as the share of federal budget resources...

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 fulfi llment of jobs...

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.

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