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 MARCH 2015
Abstract: According to the preliminary data of the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation, in Q1
2015 GDP amounted to 97.8% against the index of Q1 2014. A simultaneous shrinkage of consumer demand and
investments in capital assets had a negative eff ect on the domestic market in 2015. In Q1 2015, the retail trade
index and the index of investments in capital assets amounted to 93.3% and 94.0%, respectively, as compared to
the same period of the previous year. The situation in the economy is complicated by a 8.3% drop in real wages
and salaries and a 1.4% growth in the rate of unemployment as compared to Q1 2014.
Classification-JEL: E20, E21, E22, E60
Keywords: Real economy, trends, 
Journal: Russian Economic Developments
Year: 2015
Issue: 5
Month: May
Pages: 20-22
File-URL: http://www.iep.ru/files/RePEc/gai/recdev/514Izryadnova.pdf
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Handle: RePEc:gai:recdev:514