Tatarstan Prime Minister Ildar Khalikov: There are some negative trends in social and economic development of the Republic of Tatarstan

On March 20, at the 6th session of Tatarstan State Council of the 5th convocation, Tatarstan Prime Minister Ildar Khalikov said that Tatarstan’s GRP decreased by 0.1 per cent in January 2015. In January-February, the industrial production index of the republic made 99.3 per cent, the agricultural output increased by 1.4 percent, the turnover of retail sales decreased by 15 per cent.

Ildar Khalikov noted that there are some negative trends in social and economic development of the republic.

It was noted that in 2014 the GRP amounted to 1 trillion 631,4 billion roubles, the industrial production index made 100.6 per cent, the amount of shipped products – 1 trillion 641,5 billion roubles.

According to the report of Tatarstan Government, the republic is among leading regions of the Russian Federation by main macroeconomic indicators, takes the 7th place in Russia by GRP volume, the 3d place by agricultural output, the 5th place by industrial output and capital investments, the 6th place by construction volume, and the 8th place by housing construction and retail sales.