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Production capacity in Russian manufacturing: Primary trends and structural characteristics
https://doi.org/10.32609/0042-8736-2017-5-60-88
Abstract
The paper estimates capacity utilization rate in Russian manufacturing. We also propose the way of building continuous time series of production capacity and analytical indicators used to describe the basic characteristics of production capacity. The data comes from statistical form No. 1-Natura-BM of Russian Federal State Statistics Service. Our findings about trends and structural characteristics of production capacity are shown to be significant for economic policy.
Keywords
production capacity,
manufacturing,
capacity utilization rate,
capital investments,
fixed assets,
Russian economy
JEL: C43; C82; E22
About the Authors
D. Galimov
Center for Macroeconomic Analysis and Short-Term Forecasting
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
A. Gnidchenko
Center for Macroeconomic Analysis and Short-Term Forecasting
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
O. Mikheeva
Center for Macroeconomic Analysis and Short-Term Forecasting
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
A. Rybalka
Center for Macroeconomic Analysis and Short-Term Forecasting
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
V. Salnikov
Center for Macroeconomic Analysis and Short-Term Forecasting
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
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Galimov D., Gnidchenko A., Mikheeva O., Rybalka A., Salnikov V. Production capacity in Russian manufacturing: Primary trends and structural characteristics. Voprosy Ekonomiki. 2017;(5):60-88. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.32609/0042-8736-2017-5-60-88
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