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: THE REAL SECTOR OF THE ECONOMY: FACTORS AND TRENDS IN FEBRUARY 2015 Abstract: In early 2015, Russia’s domestic market was strongly aff ected by the simultaneous shrinkage of consumer and investment demand. In February 2015, the retail trade turnover index amounted to 92.3% in annual terms; the index of paid services delivered to the population amounted to 98.5%; and the index of investment in fi xed assets – to 93.5% in annual terms. The beginning of 2015 was characterized by a profound deterioration of the indices of the population’s real incomes. Classification-JEL: E20, E21, E22, E60 Keywords: Real economy, trends, Journal: Russian Economic Developments Year: 2015 Issue: 4 Month: April Pages: 21-23 File-URL: http://www.iep.ru/files/RePEc/gai/recdev/499Izryadnova.pdf File-Format: Application/pdf Handle: RePEc:gai:recdev:499