2018 was a tough year for the Russian industry, according to surveys. On the one hand, there were no visible crisis-related changes, but on the other hand, positive trends of 2017 slowed in 2018, affecting industrial enterprises' assessments of the situation in the industry. The pace of recovery...

According to results of enterprises’ surveys, June 2021 was marked in the Russian industry by an increase in output and demand for its products, as well as by improvement in the sales forecast. The inflationary expectations have dropped. The lack of qualified personnel topped the list of the...

The increase in demand evidenced in March allows Russian industrial enterprises to hire personnel and maintain the output growth. Sales forecasts, the output and hiring plans continue to gain optimism, giving the reason to hope that the upward trend will continue in Q 2 2021. However,...

The dynamics of demand, moderately negative in comparison with the pessimistic forecasts, allowed the industry to avoid a reduction in output in January, to revise the production and sales plans for the better. However, according to regular polls by the Gaidar Institute, these factors also...

The enterprises needed three months to overcome the April decline in demand, and in July, the estimates reached the pre-crisis level. Then there was a three-month pause, followed by growing demand, according to manufacturers’ estimates. The growth rate of sales increased by 9 p.p. in November...

In Q3 2021, the Russian industry demonstrated a high level of adaptation to thecurrent economic environment. High estimates of demand by industrial enterpriseslargely contributed to the growth of Adaptation Index, as well as the availability ofstocks of finished products and production capacity....

Estimates of the Adaptation Index of Russian industry for three industries, as an example, showthe greatest adaptability to crisis situations by the food industry. Its adaptability decreased in 2021compared to 2020. Adaptability indicators in 2021 improved in mechanical engineering andslightly...