and amounted to 185.2 billion rubles. According to Rosstat, the profit of industry enterprises decreased by 35% and amounted to 58 billion rubles, while losses increased 2.6 times and reached 243.2 billion rubles. The share of profitable companies in the sector decreased to 34%, the number of unprofitables increased to 66%
in July the deputy director of the Department of the Ministry of Energy Dmitry Lopatin suggested that by the end of the year, salvated loss could reach 300-350 billion rubles. Among the key reasons for the deterioration of the situation, he called weak demand and low prices in foreign markets, as well as strengthening the ruble and high interest rates on loans.
This week, the Governor of the Kemerovo Region Ilya Meredyuk said that 17 mines/cuts were forever closed or mothballed in the main coal region of the country.
