Industrial production in March 2020, compared to the same month last year rose 0.3%. Here the locomotive was agriculture – a rise of 3%. The industry was affected by the reduction in selling prices by 3.2% over the same period, and by 1.4% compared with February. The reason for this situation in Rosstat called the fall in world prices of oil and gas by 13.8% and 16.7% respectively compared with March last year.
At the same time, in manufacturing there was an increase in the price index by 5% compared to March 2019. The most expensive chromium and articles thereof – by 19.3%.
At the grocery store last March most other goods have risen in price sugar. For the year its price has increased on average by 13.5%. Price tags in shops for a year has grown on average by 2.5%. Another bestseller is the buckwheat. The price for the year increased 6.2%. Vegetables most in March, the tomatoes grew by 14.9% and eggs – by 14.1% relative to the same base period.
In March, markedly increased momentum in retail stores and shopping centers. On the eve of the pandemic in the fashion industry, they increased by 10.2% compared to the previous month. In annual terms by 5.6%. Turnover reached 2.9 billion rubles.
Sales of non-food goods in March showed a larger growth than trade in products. Annual indicators in these categories were 6.4% and 7.4% respectively. Rosstat believe that the demand for manufactured goods has received a new impetus due to changes in exchange rates. Consumers hurried to purchase imported goods before the increase in their prices.
the Volume of paid services to the population in March fell compared with the same month last year by 3.4%, to 816,9 billion. The reason is the same COVID-19. In mid-March, many families left for self-isolation after March 28 the industry was not working.
