Abstract:

Important condition of increase in efficiency of social production is steady improvement of the industry branch structure reflecting the level of industrial development of the region, his economic independence, degree of technical equipment of production. The aggregate of key indicators of industrial production of the Mari El Republic defining the direction of the statistical analysis of the region industrial sphere in a branch section acts as a subject of the conducted research. The results of the analysis, best in the substantial plan, are received on the basis of application of modern economic-mathematical methods, in particular, methods of the multidimensional statistical analysis. Carrying out classification of industries by the level of profitability allowed allocating three classification groups. The most profitable industries of the Mari El Republic are the branches relating to the first cluster. Branches of the second cluster are intermediate. Branches of the third cluster treat the least profitable branches. The carried-out analysis of the available industrial potential shows on existence in the republic of the developed industrial complex, high technologies and conditions for expansion existing and opening of new productions. Results of a research can be useful to use in practical activities of economic development services of the region when developing strategy and forecasts of development, both separate industries, and an industrial complex in general.