A slowdown of the industrial production growth was observed in the 3rd quarter compared to the 2nd one. However, in the 4th quarter managers of enterprises have plan to slightly increase their production activity. The index of expected production grew up from 0.22 (for the 3rd quarter) to 0.25 (for the 4th quarter). 43.1% of the polled managers have no intention to change volumes of output in the 4th quarter compared to the 3rd one.
Source: IER Business Surveys