Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Pavel Trunin Author-Name-First: Pavel Author-Name-Last: Trunin Author-Workplace-Name: RANEPA Author-Name: Mikhail Khromov Author-Name-First: Mikhail Author-Name-Last: Khromov Author-Workplace-Name: Gaidar Institute for Economic Policy Author-Name: Alexandra Bozhechkova Author-Name-First: Alexandra Author-Name-Last: Bozhechkova Author-Workplace-Name: Gaidar Institute for Economic Policy Author-Name: Alexander Knobel Author-Name-First: Alexander Author-Name-Last: Knobel Author-Workplace-Name: Gaidar Institute for Economic Policy Author-Name: Marina Turuntseva Author-Name-First: Marina Author-Name-Last: Turuntseva Author-Workplace-Name: Gaidar Institute for Economic Policy Author-Name: Georgy Idrisov Author-Name-First: Georgy Author-Name-Last: Idrisov Author-Workplace-Name: Gaidar Institute for Economic Policy Author-Name: Andrey Kaukin Author-Name-First: Andrey Author-Name-Last: Kaukin Author-Workplace-Name: Gaidar Institute for Economic Policy Author-Name: Arseny Mamedov Author-Name-First: Arseny Author-Name-Last: Mamedov Author-Workplace-Name: Gaidar Institute for Economic Policy Author-Name: Yuri Bobylev Author-Name-First: Yuri Author-Name-Last: Bobylev Author-Workplace-Name: Gaidar Institute for Economic Policy Author-Name: Elena Fomina Author-Name-First: Elena Author-Name-Last: Fomina Author-Workplace-Name: Gaidar Institute for Economic Policy Author-Name: Olga Morgunova Author-Name-First: Olga Author-Name-Last: Morgunova Author-Workplace-Name: RANEPA Author-Name: M.K. Kirillova Author-Name-First: M.K. Author-Name-Last: Kirillova Author-Workplace-Name: RANEPA Title: Monitoring of Russia's Economic Outlook. Abstract: Despite twofold reduction of crude oil prices, trade balance in Q1 2015 fell not so sharply as it happened, for example, in early 2009. The scale of ruble devaluation in November-December 2014 predetermined drastic reduction of import (over January-February 2015 import constituted 62.1% against January-February 2014). Classification-JEL: F34, G24, L71, C53, E37, L21, L52 Keywords: Russian economy, macroeconomics, foreign trade, real sector, labor market Journal: Monitoring of Russia's Economic Outlook. Trends and Challenges of Socio-Economic Development Year: 2015 Issue: 7 Month: April Pages: 1-38 File-URL: http://www.iep.ru/files/RePEc/gai/monreo/7-2015-apr.pdf File-Format: Application/pdf Handle: RePEc:gai:monreo:7