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 JANUARY-MAY 2014 
Abstract: In the fi rst fi ve 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 2014, the retail trade volume increased by 3.1% against 3.9% a year earlier. A positive contribution to the dynamics of the economic development is made by recovery of output growth in manufacturing. In January–May 2014, manufacturing output index amounted to 103.2% against 98.9% a year before with a high diff erentiation of production rates in diff erent sectors which situation is primarily justified by prevalence of negative trends in production of capital goods.
Classification-JEL: E20, E21, E22, E60
Keywords: Real economy, trends, 
Journal: Russian Economic Developments
Year: 2014
Issue: 7
Month: July
Pages: 14-16
File-URL: http://www.iep.ru/files/RePEc/gai/recdev/359Izryadnova.pdf
File-Format: Application/pdf
Handle: RePEc:gai:recdev:359