Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name:Olga Izryadnova Author-Name-First: Olga Author-Name-Last: Izryadnova Author-Workplace-Name: Gaidar Institute for Economic Policy Title: REAL SECTOR OF THE ECONOMY: FACTORS AND TRENDS IN H1 2013 Abstract: In the 1st half of 2013, business activity in the Russian economy was determined by weakening of the external demand on goods of the Russian export and moderate growth in domes?? c demand. A decrease in investments in capital assets and stagnation of manufacturing industries had a negative effect on the domes?? c market. Growth rates of consumer demand amount to less than 50% of the indices of the 1st half of 2012. According to evaluations of the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation, in the 1st half of 2013 GDP growth rates amounted to 1.7% year-on-year. Classification-JEL: E20, E21, E22, E60 Keywords: REAL SECTOR OF THE ECONOMY: FACTORS AND Journal: Russian Economic Developments Year: 2013 Issue: 8 Month: August Pages: 15-17 File-URL: http://www.iep.ru/files/RePEc/gai/recdev/184Izryadnova.pdf File-Format: Application/pdf Handle: RePEc:gai:recdev:184