In January and February, a decrease in Russia's GDP amounted to 2.7 percent
Alexey Ulyukaev. Photo: Premier.gov.ru In January and February, a decrease in Russia's GDP amounted to 2.7 percent, said Minister of Economic Development Alexei Ulyukaev in an interview with Rossiya Gazeta. Despite a small growth in industry, the minister does not hope to increase GDP at the end of the year. "During the January -February of this year, there was a small growth in industrial production, which will remain, and in general for a year, GDP dynamics - either zero or a small minus.