Industrial production in Russia increased by 2% in June 2025

Mikhail Bodukhin is the managing partner of the Fortfood company, which produces mayonnaise and sauces.

— As for our statistical data, our production relative to May, our food products, has grown by about 7%, and year-on-year it has grown by about 25-28%. Therefore, I believe that there is, of course, a positive trend, but now, by the end of July, we have encountered a certain slowdown in demand for our products, and the prospects for us are not very clear yet, we have not yet figured out what this decline is connected with, but now, according to the feedback from our end customers who are already working directly with consumers, there is a tendency towards a decrease in demand for food products. Therefore, by the end of July, we will most likely reach the level of June, without growth, maybe with a small increase, 1%, — and so, in principle, I see a tendency towards a certain slowdown, but it is still difficult to say because too little time has passed, this can only be assessed, probably, in September. The first signs have appeared that we have a decrease in orders, which we have forward, which are shipped in two or three weeks, we will now be very dependent on the quantity and quality of the harvest, on the price, respectively, of incoming raw materials. If the price of raw materials goes up, accordingly, the price of the final product will go up, the demand will be lower. For us, the end of summer is always a state of uncertainty, because our main raw materials begin to stabilize somewhere in September, when the new harvest comes in - it is very difficult to say now.

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Georgy Soldatov is the CEO of the Aditym holding company, which manufactures and supplies fire-fighting, heat-insulating and fire-resistant materials and equipment.

"To be precise, without taking into account seasonal and calendar factors, the industry has not decreased, according to Rosstat. But if you look at it, you can see a decrease in the production of rubber products, wood processing, paper, a decrease in plastic processing, among other things. But with all this, I cannot help but notice that the season that polymer processors have been waiting for a long time, albeit with a shift, is starting. If we talk about current indicators, they probably need to be looked at in the dynamics of the year and at the end of the year, because there is a transitional history within a month, a different number of working days, especially after May, so in this case I would say that this information should be considered comprehensively. But there are problems, of course, and everyone feels them this year, so we will see what happens at the end of the year."

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Alexander Malyugin is the founder, CEO and owner of the Malyugin Manufactory, which specializes in the production of knitwear

"Some industries showed growth, some industries showed a decline. In particular, a decline in furniture production, and in our situation, clothing production by 4.6%. Therefore, the overall picture is below expectations. But something else is worse: where there is growth, heavy engineering, machine tool building, shows growth, and clothing or furniture production suffered greatly, I will say that this is very strongly felt, it is noticeable already in real life, and in general even on us, although we usually do not suffer from market movements due to the nature of our business, even we feel the cooling. And this is due to the fact that consumers are choosing a savings strategy. The economy is built in such a way that until the consumer pays the commission for the goods, no one has sold anything. And since the consumer commission is now under stress and does not know what to do, what to pay with and what to pay for first, there is simply not enough to pay for what is necessary, the entire chain will suffer in the opposite direction. The picture will be clearer by the end of September, not even August. But I assume that some movements will be made in the coming days concerning the key rate, and, probably, the moment is already coming when something needs to be done to stimulate production.”