Between January and July 2018, Russia imported 36.5 bln RUB worth of veterinary products, which is in monetary terms 15.6% higher than that of the same period of 2017: 20.7 bln RUB of feed supplements (+17.3%), 14.6 bln RUB of veterinary drugs (+12.6%), and 1.2 bln RUB of veterinary APIs (+23.6%.)

Between January and July 2018, Russia imported 55 bln RUB worth of APIs (free circulation prices, VAT included), which is in monetary terms around 30% higher than that of the same period of 2018. The dynamics in physical terms are -2%, with 6.7 tons of APIs.

Between January and July 2018, Russia imported 291.3 bln RUB worth of ready-made pharmaceutical drugs (free circulation prices), which is in monetary terms 3.2% higher than that of the same period of 2017. The dynamics of the import of in-bulk drugs are +28%, with 62.0 bln RUB. The dynamics of the total pharmaceutical drug import in monetary terms are +7%.

Between January and August 2018, Russia produced 212.8 bln RUB worth of pharmaceutical drugs (dispatch prices, VAT included), which is in monetary terms only 0.1% higher than that of the same period of 2017. In physical terms, Russia produced 2.61 bln units. The dynamics are -10.4%, which have been gradually decreasing for 10 months.

On the one hand, the first six months of 2018 for the Russian pharmaceutical retail was marked by a slight recovery in demand, which, despite failing to bring the segment out of the red zone, promised some growth by the end of the year, unless the macroeconomic situation changes.