Level of Adaptability of Russian Industry in Q1 2018

Sergey Tsukhlo – Head of Business Surveys Department of the Gaidar Institute, Candidate of Economic Sciences. E-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

In Q1 of 2018 Industry Adaptability Index notably fell just 74% of enterprises have assessed their main indicators as “normal”. Such negative change in consolidated indicators has not been registered since the crisis of 2009, when Index fell by 10 points. Note, that in Q1 2015 adaptability Index fell by only 2 points.

Key words: industry, industry adaptation index, demand, expected demand, stocks of finished products, output and employment.