The Sverdlovsk industry began to decline even faster than the Russian one.
The Ural Federal District and the Sverdlovsk region, in particular, are experiencing an economic downturn more acutely than other Russian regions. This was stated during a press conference by the director of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences Institute of Economics, Doctor of Economic Sciences Yulia Lavrikova.
On average, economic growth was noted across the country for 2025, while in the Sverdlovsk region, the decline amounted to 2.9%.
— This happened largely due to the black metallurgy sector. According to the results of 2025, the industrial production index in this segment in the Sverdlovsk region decreased by 13%, — quotes the deputy director of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences Institute of Economics, Victoria Akberdina, as reported by the EAN publication.
In black metallurgy, medium-sized companies are the most vulnerable. Large players still maintain stability due to their resilience, profits, and ongoing investment projects. Overall, the decline in the regional economy turned out to be less severe: the industry lost 5%, and investments in the Ural Federal District fell by 13%.
According to Akberdina, enterprises with high debt burdens are in a zone of potential instability — primarily in machine engineering and component manufacturing. Many of them took out loans in anticipation of demand growth within the framework of import substitution, but now the market is already saturated.
It was previously reported that the industrial production index in the Sverdlovsk region has significantly decreased.
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The Sverdlovsk industry began to decline even faster than the Russian one.
The Ural Federal District and Sverdlovsk Region, in particular, are experiencing an economic downturn more acutely than other Russian regions. This was stated during a press conference by the director of the Institute of Economics of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Doctor of Economic Sciences Yulia Lavrikova.
