Russian manufacturing production capacity: Primary trends and structural characteristics

This paper estimates the capacity utilization rate for Russian manufacturing. We also propose a way to build continuous production capacity time series and indicators to describe the basic characteristics of production capacity. The data come from form 1-natura -BMoftheRussianFederalStateStatisticsService.Ourfindingsonthetrends andstructuralcharacteristicsofproductioncapacityareshowntobesignificantforeconomic policy since we found that in recent years capacities utilization rate in Russian manufacturing industry has been not extremely high and that there is a strong correlation notonlybetweencapacitiesutilizationrateandinflationratebutbetweencapacitiesutilization rate and capacities commissioning intensity as well. 2017Non-profitpartnership"VoprosyEkonomiki".HostingbyElsevierB.V.Allrights reserved.