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Russia Activity Data (Jun.)

The Russian industrial production figures for June were surprisingly strong, which likely reflects a pick-up in oil production. But retail sales remain depressed and show no sign of a turnaround. Our provisional assessment is that Russian GDP contracted by 9% q/q in Q2 and we think the economy will experience another, albeit smaller, decline in Q3.

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