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...

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...

In the first five months of 2014, the economic situation was determined by slowdown of growth rates of consumer demand and a drop in investments. In January-May 2014, investments in capital assets decreased by 3.8% against the index of the respective period of the previous year. In January-May...

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 year....

In the 1st quarter of 2014, economic dynamics were 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 February 2014, industrial production increased by 2.1% on an annualized 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 January 2014, the macroeconomic situation is under the effect of the same factors which determined the economic dynamics in 2013. In January 2014, a drop of 7.0% and 5.5% in investments in capital assets and the volume of building work, respectively, against January 2013 had a substantial...

On the basis of the results of January–September 2013, the index of the physical volume of GDP amounted to 101.3% against the respective period of the previous year. With the existing dynamics of investment and consumer demand, slowdown of growth rates of households' income and decrease in the...

The decline in economic growth rates in 2015 is determined by contraction in both investment and consumer demand. Fixed investment in May 2015 decreased by 7.6% and retail turnover by 9.2% compared to May 2014.The narrowing of domestic demand increased the downtrend in industrial production. On...

In May 2015, investments in capital assets amounted to 92.4%, while in January-May 2015, to 95.2% as compared to respective indices of 2014. A drop in investments which continues for six quarters running has been determined by a decline of business activities since H2 2012 and made worse by the...