From January to April, the industrial production index in Moscow was up by five percent compared to the same period last year. This was reported by Deputy Moscow Mayor for economic policy and property and land relations Vladimir Yefimov.
In the period of time constraints related to the prevention of the spread of coronavirus, 350 of 720 large and medium industrial enterprises in Moscow continued to work. It is possible to provide the city with all necessary. We are talking about the food and pharmaceutical industries, the military-industrial complex, processing industry, manufacturers of medical equipment, as well as those companies that provide the health system with facilities of individual defence, antiseptics. In addition, the list includes the enterprises of the continuous cycle. For example, cable manufacturers and petrochemical companies.
Moscow weekly produce more than 260 thousand gowns, and Shoe covers medicover works for the production of nonwoven fabrics for tailoring of medical masks and protective suits.
the Largest growth in the manufacturing sector from January to April 2020 was observed in manufacture of chemicals and pharmaceuticals more than 50 percent, said the head of the Department of investment and industrial policy of Moscow Alexander Prokhorov.