According to the report on the results of January-April of this year, provided by the PMR Ministry of Economic Development at the President's request, production volume during this period amounted to 3.6 billion rubles. This is significantly higher than the figure of 2025, but significantly lower than the same months of 2024. It is not possible to speak of significant recovery due to energy instability and ongoing pressure from Moldova on Pridnestrovian economic entities. Taking into account the potential of the Pridnestrovian economy, the results would have been incomparably higher under different geopolitical circumstances. Breaking down the 2026 production volume by industry: electric power – 1.3 billion, food industry – 895 million, ferrous metallurgy – 533 million, light industry – 466 million, construction materials production – over 200 million, mechanical engineering and metalworking – 73 million, electrical engineering – 42 million, and chemical industry – 25 million rubles. The President was interested in a breakdown not only for key economic sectors but also for specific companies.
Export transactions for the four reporting months are estimated at $95.5 million (a 1.8% increase over last year). More than half (53.8%) of exports of the PMR, worth $51.4 million, were sold to Moldova, 27.6% (worth $26.4 million) to EU countries, 9.4% (worth $9 million) to Eurasian Economic Union countries, and approximately $8 million of this amount was exported to the Russian Federation. Compared to the same period last year, exports to Moldova declined, while sales to the EU, EAEU, and Russian Federation markets increased. The greatest progress was seen in the sale of textile materials, with a 6.5-fold increase.
Imports from January to April of this year (excluding gas) exceeded $221 million, 6% more than in the first four months of 2025. Retail turnover (excluding catering) increased by 8.4% to 3.8 billion rubles. The dollar exchange rate remained stable.
The average monthly nominal wage increased by 13%. In the non-budgetary sector, growth was 17.5%, in industry – 16.6%, among public sector employees overall – 4.1%, in education – 4.9%, and in healthcare – 3.1%. Statistics show that the highest salaries are earned by workers in electrical and radio communications, while the lowest are in science and scientific services. Vadim Krasnoselsky recommended paying special attention to this aspect. Furthermore, the President emphasized that it is important to remember that rising prices reduce the impact of wage increases (inflation for the first four months of 2026 was 4.6%). The President urged the Ministry of Economic Development and the government as a whole to strictly control pricing.