Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Sergey Tsukhlo Author-Name-First: Sergey Author-Name-Last: Tsukhlo Author-Workplace-Name: Gaidar Institute for Economic Policy Title: RUSSIAN INDUSTRY IN AUGUST 2012 Abstract: According to the surveys of the Gaidar Institute1, in August the situation in Russian industry sooner improved than got worse. Slowdown of a drop in the demand permitted enterprises to avoid cuts in output, introduce positive adjustments in production plans and reduce the rate at which workers were laid off with complete control over finished goods stocks exercised. However, uncertainty about the future makes the industry minimize its investment plans and go ahead with lay?offs of workers. Classification-JEL: E30, E31, C81, L11 Keywords: Russian Industry Journal:Russian Economic Developments Year: 2012 Issue: 10 Month: September Pages: 25-32 File-URL: http://www.iep.ru/files/RePEc/gai/recdev/4Tsukhlo.pdf File-Format: Application/pdf Handle: RePEc:gai:recdev:4