GEOGRAPHY OF COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY

The rating of 90 groups of goods in the 1st quarter of 1995 has been estimated for large Siberian cities with regard to the data of relative quantities of corresponding commercial proposals, spreading along the RELCOM net.

Novosibirsk

I       Machinery & Equipment
II      Food
III     Construction Materials
IV      Non-Food Consumer Goods
V       Transportation Means

Kemerovo

I       Coal
II      Ferrous Metals
III     Timber
IV      Food Processing Equipment
V       Household Hardware

Omsk

I       Diesel Fuel
II      Gasoline
III     Food
IV      Other Fuels
V       Transportation Means

Tomsk

I       Chemistry Products
II      Appliances
III     Food
IV      Construction Materials
V       Ferrous Metals

Barnaul

I       Food
II      Chemistry (and Oil Chemistry) Products
III     Ferrous Metals (Tin)
IV      Lubricants
V       Cable

Irkutsk

I       Food
II      Chemistry Products
III     Machinery & Equipment
IV      Cable
V       Oil Products

Novosibirsk turned out to be the most commercially versatile of all the Siberian cities. The highest rated group of goods (Machinery & Equipment) consists mainly of electrotechnical hardware. Butter & oils, fruits, tea, coffee - are the leading goods of Food group. Of Non- Food Consumer Goods audio- and video equipment is offered most often. Transportation Means group is represented with cars and trucks.

Alexei Alexeev
Andrey Kiselev