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First signs of a drought-related slowdown in Russia

July’s ‘Economic & Social Indicators Report’, released earlier this afternoon, contains the first signs that this summer’s droughts and associated wildfires have begun to hit activity in some sectors of the Russian economy. But for now at least, there is no evidence that the fires have pushed up inflation.

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