The concise statistical handbook comprises main indicators characterizing socio-economic situation of Russia in 2016 as compared with a number of previous years.
The Handbook has been prepared by the Federal State Statistics Service on the basis of the data collected by the State statistical bodies from enterprises, organizations, population through statistical observations, censuses, sample surveys, data supplied by ministries and agencies of the Russian Federation. Information is also received from organizations and institutions carrying out surveys and enquiries for the collection of some specific data of economic and social character as well
as from international organizations.
The Handbook starts with the main socio-economic characteristics of the Russian Federation. Information is presented containing the description of the geographic position of the Russian Federation, data on natural resources, national wealth and environment.
The data shown reflect demographic processes, problems of employment and unemployment, money incomes of population. Information is given on social sphere, science and innovations and information technologies, finances, investments, prices and tariffs as well as on theproduction of Gross Domestic Product and its use. One of the sections contains general characteristics of enterprises and organizations, information on small business and individual entrepreneurship.
The handbook highlights the situation of organizations of selected economic activities: industry, agriculture and forestry, fishery and fish farms, construction, transport, communication, organizations rendering services to population.
External economic activities are represented by data on foreign trade. Data are given on international comparisons of Russia with selected foreign countries.