{"version":"1","article":{"id":"russia-industrial-and-energy-output-january-august-2026","slug":"russia-industrial-and-energy-output-january-august-2026","language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/russia-industrial-and-energy-output-january-august-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/russia-industrial-and-energy-output-january-august-2026?lang=en","title":"Russia’s industrial output is unchanged year on year in January-August","summary":"Rosstat reported gains in natural gas and LNG output alongside a slight decline in electricity generation.","category":"energy","region":"world","topics":["oil-gas","statistics","commodities","semiconductors"],"published_at":"2026-10-10T18:32:52+03:00","modified_at":"2026-10-10T18:32:52+03:00","publication_basis":"publication-record","event_period":"2026-08","event_period_basis":"event-or-reference-period","sources":[{"name":"Federal State Statistics Service (Rosstat)","url":"https://rosstat.gov.ru/storage/mediabank/146_23-09-2026.html","publishedAt":"2026-09-23","checkedAt":"2026-10-10"}],"translations":[{"language":"tr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/tr/news/russia-industrial-and-energy-output-january-august-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/russia-industrial-and-energy-output-january-august-2026?lang=tr"},{"language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/russia-industrial-and-energy-output-january-august-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/russia-industrial-and-energy-output-january-august-2026?lang=en"},{"language":"ar","url":"https://haberpaper.com/ar/news/russia-industrial-and-energy-output-january-august-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/russia-industrial-and-energy-output-january-august-2026?lang=ar"},{"language":"fr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/fr/news/russia-industrial-and-energy-output-january-august-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/russia-industrial-and-energy-output-january-august-2026?lang=fr"},{"language":"es","url":"https://haberpaper.com/es/news/russia-industrial-and-energy-output-january-august-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/russia-industrial-and-energy-output-january-august-2026?lang=es"}],"data_types":[],"data":null,"data_compilations":[],"data_downloads":[],"content":{"paragraphs":["Russia’s industrial production index was unchanged at 100.0% of its year-earlier level in January-August 2026, according to data Rosstat published on September 23. In August, the index stood at 99.4%, down 0.6% from both August 2025 and July 2026. The indicator is a composite production index covering mining, manufacturing, energy utilities, water and waste activities.","Energy components moved in different directions: natural gas output rose 3.8% and liquefied natural gas output 13.7% over the eight-month period. Electricity generation fell 0.2%; thermal power generation declined 3.6%, while hydropower rose 10.0% and nuclear generation 2.6%. These are separate physical output series and do not replace the broader industrial index. Rosstat withholds some data on oil extraction and petroleum-product production; its index also excludes four federal territories from geographic coverage.","Rosstat also reported production of 93.3 million semiconductor components in January-August, 2.1 times the year-earlier level. August output was 12.6 million units, about twice the same month a year before. The series counts units; it does not measure production value or capacity for advanced logic chips."],"key_points":[],"sections":[]},"text":"Rosstat reported gains in natural gas and LNG output alongside a slight decline in electricity generation.\n\nRussia’s industrial production index was unchanged at 100.0% of its year-earlier level in January-August 2026, according to data Rosstat published on September 23. In August, the index stood at 99.4%, down 0.6% from both August 2025 and July 2026. The indicator is a composite production index covering mining, manufacturing, energy utilities, water and waste activities.\n\nEnergy components moved in different directions: natural gas output rose 3.8% and liquefied natural gas output 13.7% over the eight-month period. Electricity generation fell 0.2%; thermal power generation declined 3.6%, while hydropower rose 10.0% and nuclear generation 2.6%. These are separate physical output series and do not replace the broader industrial index. Rosstat withholds some data on oil extraction and petroleum-product production; its index also excludes four federal territories from geographic coverage.\n\nRosstat also reported production of 93.3 million semiconductor components in January-August, 2.1 times the year-earlier level. August output was 12.6 million units, about twice the same month a year before. The series counts units; it does not measure production value or capacity for advanced logic chips.","corrections":[],"editorial_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"energy","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/energy-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic energy landscape with solar panels, wind turbines and transmission lines.","language":"en"},"section_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"energy","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/energy-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic energy landscape with solar panels, wind turbines and transmission lines.","language":"en"}}}