The main reason is the decrease in the number of contracts in the field of production equipment, with production lines of various types and metalworking machines being particularly sensitive.
The rate of volume decline is slowing down, most likely the market is trying to find its equilibrium state. The main reason for the decline in demand is tight monetary policy. The situation continues to be consistently bad in certain niches: logistics equipment, electrical equipment, and climate control equipment. The computer equipment segment also went into negative territory, which in the past showed growth due to large government contracts in the defense industry. In turn, the growth in the "other" line should not be misleading.: As a rule, these are one-time transactions aimed not at comprehensive re-equipment of production, but at point-to-point replacement of equipment and machinery that are failing, providing it with spare blocks.
