The Russian Metalworking Machinery Market

Abstract

This article assesses the level of threats to Russia’s technological security due to a high level of import dependence in the metalworking machinery market. Based on analysis of the existing state of the Russian market, we outline the set of possibilities for substituting imports of this kind of machinery, which will ultimately provide for a substantial reduction in threats to the country’s technological security.

Keywords:

• metalworking machinery
• technological security
• import substitution

Notes

1. Here and throughout, data on production, import, export, and consumption of metalworking machinery come from Gardner Publications, Inc., the National Statistics and Customs Service, and the International Trade Centre (ITC); data on GDP come from the World Bank.

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