Five Year Plans

1928 - 1932

1. Electricity production tripled

2. Coal and iron production doubled

3. 1500 new industrial plants were opened

4. Chemical targets were unfulfilled

5. The Great Depression had driven down the price of grain so the USSR couldn’t make enough money to pay for all the machinery it needed

6. There was little growth in consumer industries and even decline

1933 - 1937

1. Chemical industries were growing

2. Metallurgy began - minerals like zinc were being mined

3. Electricity production continued increasing

4. Oil production failed to meet targets (29 vs 47 million tonnes)

5. Consumer goods still lagged behind the West

1938 - 1941

1. Defence and armaments production increased significantly as war was more likely

2. Heavy industry continued increasing

3. Oil production stalled and led to a fuel crisis

4. Consumer industries fell behind as defence was prioritised

Final plan

Was interrupted due to WW1