Igor Nikolaev: “Rosstat must be protected!”

“During the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, Rosstat published another summary of the main economic and social indicators for May 2015 (industry data appeared a few days earlier).

I looked at them and became worried about our statistical department. No, it’s true, because today official statistics, to put it mildly, do not correspond to what we hear from high-ranking officials.

It is customary to criticize Rosstat, especially for its inflation indicators. No, don't scold me! Don’t scold me, because the same minus 5.5% in industry in May 2015 compared to the corresponding period in 2014 is close to the truth.”