Russian Consumer Sector: Methodology of Evaluation

Authors

  • Gavriil Aleksandrovich Agarkov Ural Federal University named after the first President of Russia B.N. Yeltsin
  • Anastasiya Yevgenyevna Sudakova Ural Federal University named after the first President of Russia B.N. Yeltsin; Institute of Economics of the Ural Branch of RAS

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17059/2015-4-19

Keywords:

Russian consumer sector, food security, production, final consumption

Abstract

The article describes the methodology for estimating the Russia's consumer sector and the effect of its application. The monitoring procedure of the Russian consumer sector groups indicators into two units: the unit of the estimation of consumer goods and the services market estimation unit. The estimation unit of consumer goods is composed of two modules: food products and non-food products. This module offers two components that provide an estimation of the consumer sector: marketing (estimates the accessibility of retail trade and services for end users) and production (estimates the domestic manufacture). The results of the estimation show general improvements in the consumer sector in the period of 2000-2014, but overall development is evaluated as low. The analysis revealed that the financing is growing faster than the quality indices of development. As an example, the financing of agriculture has increased by 1.5 times over 15 years (against comparable prices from 2000), while agricultural production has not changed. Another most pressing challenge is the weak differentiation of the Russian economy, as evidenced by the low rates of non-food production (availability of non-foods of own production remains at a low level and averages 20 %). The results of the estimation suggest the need to reform the regulation of the sector primarily concerning priorities for its development and improvement of financial and economic mechanisms to achieve them.

Author Biographies

Gavriil Aleksandrovich Agarkov, Ural Federal University named after the first President of Russia B.N. Yeltsin

Doctor of Economics, Associate Professor, Professor of the Department of Finance, Monetary Circulation and Credit, Ural Federal University named after the first President of Russia B.N. Yeltsin (19, Mira St., Ekaterinburg, 620014, Russian Federation; e-mail: prof_buh@mail.ru).

Anastasiya Yevgenyevna Sudakova, Ural Federal University named after the first President of Russia B.N. Yeltsin; Institute of Economics of the Ural Branch of RAS

PhD in Economics, Senior Research Associate, Ural Federal University named after the first President of Russia B.N. Yeltsin; Leading Economist,Institute of Economics of the Ural Branch of RAS (19, Mira St., Ekaterinburg, 620014; 29, Moskovskaya St., Ekaterinburg, 620014, Russian Federation; e-mail: a-chusova@mail.ru).

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Published

28.12.2015

How to Cite

Agarkov, G. A., & Sudakova, A. Y. (2015). Russian Consumer Sector: Methodology of Evaluation. Economy of Regions, 11(4), 238–248. https://doi.org/10.17059/2015-4-19

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Research articles