16 Apr 2010 10:58

Industrial output up 0.1% in March compared with Feb - Nabiullina

MOSCOW. April 16 (Interfax) - Russian industrial output rose a seasonally adjusted 0.1% in March compared with February, Economic Development Minister Elvira Nabiullina said in Moscow on Friday at a session of the international council on cooperation and investment held at the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs.

"The overall economic situation is such that there is a trend toward recovery, but it is currently very weak in nature. According to the latest data, industrial production rose 5.7% in March year-on-year. Seasonally adjusted industrial output was up 0.1% compared with February," she said.