The growth in effective demand for industrial products continues. In June reports regarding sales for cash prevail in all the industry branches, except the food- processing. The most intensive growth in effective demand is registered in the ferrous metallurgy, construction industry, chemicals and petrochemicals. As a result, the estimates of demand volume have improved. The barter demand continues to fall.
Industrial output continues to grow.
A 8 point growth in June exceeds the respective results of May, since during the latter month one noted a clear slowdown in the output growth due to seasonality. In June the growth in output was noted in all the industry branches, and that was most intensive in the ferrous metallurgy and industry of construction materials. The biggest number of enterprises ever registered by our surveys experience lack of finished products in stock. In June reports on lack of stocks prevail in all the industry branches, while the respective deficit was biggest in the light industry and ferrous metallurgy. The enterprises' price rise gradually slows down.