This section of handbook represents information highlighting changes in production by division of OKVED "Mining and quarrying", "Manufacturing", " Electricity, gas and water production and supply " and their subsections, structure of produce (works, service) shipped by kinds of economic activities, production capacity usage for selected products output, some financial indicators of current operations of organisations.

Volume of own production (works, service) shipped is the value of own production of all goods, works performed and service rendered shipped or sold or exchanged directly (according to the agreement of barter). This indicator is compiled since 2005.

Volume of goods shipped is the value of the goods produced by a legal entity and actually shipped outside in the reference period ( to other legal entities or individuals), including goods handed with official documents to the customer on the spot irrespectively either money transfer were received on the account of seller or not.

Volume of own works and service is the value of works and service rendered (performed) to other legal entities and individuals.

Data presented at actual disbursing prices except value added tax, excises and similar compulsory payments.

Groupings by kinds of economic activities are the aggregate of respective actual kinds of economic activities carried out by organisations irrespectively of their main kind of activity.

Number of acting organisations - the indicator characterizing number of organisations and their local units which are carrying out production activities irrespectively of a main kind of activity, i.e. by one of the following actual kind of activity - mining and quarrying, manufacturing, production and supply of electricity, gas and water.

Local units - a structural unit of organisation (affiliate, workshop, department, etc.) carrying out business activities at the definite geographical place and performing different of other units technological process.

The index of production is a relative indicator characterising changes in the production output over comparable periods. There are individual and aggregate indices of industrial production. The individual index reflects changes of one product output and is calculated as a ratio of production volume of this type of product in quantity terms in the comparable periods. The aggregate index of production characterises integrated changes in production of all types goods and products and reflects changes of the value generated in the process of production as a result of only quantitative changes of physical volume of production. To compute the aggregate index of industrial production, individual indices for definite types of production are aggregated stage by stage into indices of kinds of economic activities, subgroups, groups, subclasses and classes, subsections and sections. Index of industrial production is aggregated index by kinds of activities "Mining and quarrying", "Manufacturing", "Electricity, gas and water production and supply".

Data on production indices for 2004-2007 was revised according to changes in production of goods and services made by business agents and selected groups of affiliated goods were refereed to the concrete kinds of economic activities in accordance with the All-Russia Classification of products by kinds of economic activity (OKPD).

Average annual number of employees of organisations is determined by summing of the average payroll number of employees for all months of the year and the received sum should be divided by 12. The average payroll number of employees is compiled by summing up the number of payroll employees for each calendar day of month and the received sum should be divided by the number of calendar days of this month. The average payroll number of employees does not include women on pregnancy, maternity and additional child care leaves, employees studying at educational establishments and having additional leave on their own account as well as employees who entered an educational establishment and were on the leave on their own account to pass examination

Production capacity is the maximum possible output of produce (per a year, 24 hours, a shift) or a volume of yielded or processed raw materials in respective nomenclature and assortment. It is determined with due regards for the full use of the established procedure of the work of production equipment and the production capacity. The balance of production capacity characterises the value of the capacity for output of a specific kind of produce, the factor of its change and the level of utilisation. In accordance with the balance of production capacity average annual production capacity operated during the report period and the share (percentage) of its use are calculated. The percentage of production capacity use is a relative indicator characterising the degree of the use of production capacity for the output of selected types of produce. It is calculated as a ratio of the actual output of produce to the average annual capacity operated for the production of the given products during the reference period.

Production of products in quantity is measured, as a rule, by recording gross output of products including products used for own production needs and produced of customer-owned raw materials. Customer-owned raw materials are defined as raw materials belonging to the customer and transferred for processing to other organisations to produce products in accordance with the signed Since 2003 the volume data on production of products are represented with due regard for the activities of individuals engaged in entrepreneurship but not registered as a legal entity.

Financial balance (profit less losses) is a final financial return exposed from book-keeping records covering all economic activities of organisations. It comprises total sum of profits (losses) from sales of products (works, services), fixed assets, other property and other net income from non-trade transactions. Data related to financial balance are presented, in accordance with OKVED, excluding data on small businesses, at actual prices, in the structure and in accordance with methodology adopted for the corresponding years starting from 2003.

Profitability of products (works, services) sold is a ratio of a financial balance return (profit less losses) from sales of products (works, services) and a cost of production and sales of products (works, services). When a balance of financial return from sales of products (works, services) is a negative it means that the an sation is unprofitable. Data on this indicator, compiled according to the OKVED, are presented since 2003.

As simple indicators of results of monthly surveys on business activities of basic organisations by kinds of economic activities "Mining and quarrying", "Manufacturing", "Electricity, gas and water production and supply" ¹⁾ the balances of assessment of indicators (in percentage) are used. They are determined as the difference of shares of respondents who indicated "increase" and "decrease" of the indicator in comparison with the previous period or as the difference of shares of respondents who assessed the level of indicator as "higher than normal" and "lower than normal".

On the basis of the balance of assessments the composite indicator - index of entrepreneurial confidence is compiled. For industrial production the index of entrepreneurial confidence is calculated as an arithmetic mean of balances of assessments of the actually existing demand (portfolio of orders), the stock of finished products and expecting changes in production output. Information is presented as average arithmetic means of balances of indicators for each year under analysis.

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¹⁾ The survey is carried out by Rosstat according to the methodology of "Analytical center at the Government of the Russian Federation".

In accordance with the methodology of Rosstat those organisations of mining, manufacturing and electricity, gas and water supply which produce the major volume of production are referred to the base organisations.