Rosstat confirmed Russia's GDP growth in the second quarter of 2026 by 1.3%

Rosstat confirmed the estimate of Russian GDP growth in the second quarter of 2026 at 1.3% in annual terms, according to data from the statistical agency.

Rosstat on Friday published the first estimate of GDP production in the second quarter of 2026. It coincided with the preliminary assessment, which was made in August.

According to the statistics agency, Russia's GDP for the second quarter amounted to 56.166 trillion rubles at current prices.

“The index of its physical volume relative to the second quarter of 2025 was 101.3%, relative to the first quarter of 2026 – 108.1%. The GDP deflator index for the second quarter of 2026 relative to prices of the second quarter of 2025 was 112.5%,” the document says.

As Rosstat writes in a commentary, GDP growth was most influenced by the increase in the physical volume of gross value added in a number of industries. In particular, in the field of hotels and restaurants (by 5.8%, due to increased demand in the catering market); in transportation and storage (by 4%, against the backdrop of an increase in cargo turnover); in wholesale and retail trade (by 2.8%); in manufacturing (by 1.2%, including due to an increase in the production of medicines, finished metal products, vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers).

In addition, the information and communications industries affected GDP dynamics in the second quarter; finance and insurance; activities in the field of culture and sports (+2.5%).

As Rosstat previously reported, in the first half of the year the Russian economy grew by 0.6% in annual terms.