Industrial Production Dynamics in Q4 2020

Andrey S. Kaukin – Head of Department for System Analysis of Sectoral Markets of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration; Acting Head of Center for Real Sector, Head of Department of Sectoral Markets and Infrastructure of the Gaidar Institute, Candidate of Economic Sciences (Moscow, Russia). Е-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Eugenia M. Miller – Senior Researcher of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (Moscow, Russia). Е-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Based on the Q4 2020 results, industrial production outturns increased mainly on the back of extractive industries, particularly, owing to export coal supplies to China and Europe. In manufacturing, output growth still prevails in food, textile and chemical industries.

Key words: industry, industrial sectors, extractive industry, manufacturing, Rosstat, coronavirus.