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: RUSSIAN REAL SECTOR OF THE ECONOMY IN MAY 2015: FACTORS AND TRENDS Abstract: The decline in economic growth rates in 2015 is determined by contraction in both investment and consumer demand. Fixed investment in May 2015 decreased by 7.6 % and retail turnover by 9.2% compared to May 2014. The narrowing of domestic demand increased the downtrend in industrial production. On a year-over-year basis, the manufacturing output index in May 2015 stood at 91.7% and the mineral extraction index was 99.1%. Classification-JEL:E20, E21, E22, E60 Keywords:Real economy, trends, Journal: Russian Economic Developments Year: 2015 Issue: 7 Month: July Pages: 23-26 File-URL: http://www.iep.ru/files/RePEc/gai/recdev/549Izryadnova.pdf File-Format: Application/pdf Handle: RePEc:gai:recdev:549