The growth of industrial production in Russia for the period January to April reached 6.9% yoy, Russian media reported on data from the Rosstat (Russian Statistical Service). Only in April from a year earlier growth in industry was 10.4 percent. On the other hand, for April to March, a drop in industrial production by 3,4%. The growth of industrial production in Russia for the first quarter amounted to 5.8% yoy in March but the figure was 5.7 percent. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of Russia for the first quarter rose 4.5 percent on an annual basis. Among the leaders in growth industries is now the extraction of natural gas for April from a year earlier marks an increase of 27.5%. Significantly increased annually and the production of meat, fabrics, bags, plastics, furniture and some others. But gold production, metallurgy, machinery, trolley, sunflower oil, fell sharply. The financial crisis in Russia was less felt than ever and the Russian government did not got strong restrictions in the public expenses as the other countries.
For 2009, the decline in industrial production in Russia was 10.8 percent, a decline in GDP – 7.9 percent.