My colleague Heli Simola wrote about Russia’s foreign trade in @BOFITresearch Policy Brief 5/22. Imports declined a lot after invasion, and this had clear effect on production in sectors w/lots of imported components. 1/
Output in many sectors is suffering from lack of imported components, vehicles being especially badly hit.
Interestingly, export of electrical machinery to🇹🇷has increased from a number of EU member states, e.g.🇵🇱🇮🇹. Problems in logistics? 3/ bofit.fi/en/publication…
🇷🇺#Russia April industrial production –1.6% y/y, –1.8% m/m
Manufacturing –2.1% y/y
Clear increase in pharmaceuticals +31.9% y/y, big drops in electrical equipment –8.2%, cars –61.5% (!!!), other vehicles –6.6%
Some interesting tidbits. Production of fridges and washing machines dropped by about half. Fiber optic cables –76% y/y. Elevators –48%, excavators –56%.