http://www.wps.ru/en/pp/crisis/index.htmlCrisis is haunting RussiaenCopyright 1997-2012, WPShttp://www.wps.ru/images/wps-logo-rss.gifhttp://www.wps.ru/en/index.htmlhttp://www.wps.ru/en/pp/crisis/2009/02/23.htmlIn 2008, Russia's industrial production went down by 16%, the most serious drop since 1994. According to Rosstat, a government statistics agency, these cuts in production affected practically all industrial branches, except for agriculture, food industry, and some segments of machine-tool building. Meanwhile, the local automotive and engineering industries set an anti-record: in January 2009, local car production decreased by 79.7%, bus production decreased by 83.3%, truck production decreased by 74.4%, and tractor production decreased...Thu, 26 Feb 2009 13:22:48 +0300http://www.wps.ru/en/pp/crisis/2009/02/23.html