The pace of industrial production in Russia is growing. By the end of the year, according to the calculations of the RGU. Plekhanov, the indicator will be 2.5%. A significant impact on the situation was the World Cup, held in Russia this summer. On the eve of this event, manufacturers of sports goods increased output by 48% compared with last year, Izvestia writes, citing a report by economists. The production of beverages also increased (by 6.3% in the second quarter) and food products (by 2.2%), which can also be attributed to the large number of football fans and tourists who visited the country during the World Cup. Paper production and wood processing increased by 10.9%. Literally, the boom occurred in the automotive sphere. For the first 5 months of 2018. in the country, the output of the assembly line was 19.8% more than in the same period in 2017.

Experts attribute this to the changes in car loans. However, there are disadvantages. In particular, in June, the metallurgical industry fell by 12.8% yoy. This is the result of sanctions against Russian metallurgical companies, as well as price dumping by China. But in general, the industrial results of the year will be in a small plus - for two with a small percentage, experts predict. In 2017 year. Industrial production, according to official data, increased by 2.1%.