Main Russian macroeconomic indicators: years of contraction*.
Notes: * gray columns — the years of overall economic recession; dark gray circles — the years of negative or zero growth rate of a particular indicator; small circles — data not available; + workers and employees for 1946–1980; x Brent since 1984, Arabian Light for 1945–1983, US average through 1944.
Sources: Appendices A and B.