The Modern Spatial Structure of Mechanical Engineering in Russia

Over the past decades, the factors that determine the functioning of domestic mechanical engineering have undergone a significant transformation. The conditions, development trends, and proportions of the industry have changed; meanwhile, there are practically no widely available publications reflecting the regional structure of mechanical engineering production in the context of the main levels of the hierarchy of economic zoning. The aim of this study is to analyze the main spatial proportions of the location of mechanical engineering production in Russia. The main research methods were the analysis of statistical materials characterizing the regional structure of mechanical engineering industries, and a cartographic method. As a result of the study, the main spatial features of mechanical engineering production in our country at the present stage have been revealed; the structure of the production of the industry’s products in the context of macro-regions, economic regions, federal districts, and subjects of the federation has been shown. The regions leading in terms of the cost of manufactured products and the factors that determine their positions have been identified. Based on the calculations of the coefficients of localization, per capita production, and specialization, the regions for which the industry plays a profiling (specializing) role have been determined.

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