Putin said that the Russian economy began to recover in June. But trade is restored, and industry is not
Putin pointed out that Russia's GDP in the second quarter of 2020 decreased by 8.5%, in the USA by 9.5%, in the eurozone by 15%. But he does not indicate in comparison with which period this decrease, and seems to compares completely different indicators. According to Rosstat just published, in the second quarter, compared with the first quarter of the same year, Russia's GDP at current prices decreased from 25,317.7 billion rubles to 23,288.2 billion, that is, by 8%.