1938-1941 - Third Five Year Plan

• There was a continued growth in heavy industry.
• Defence and armaments grew massively as resources were diverted to them.
• The Third Five Year Plan got off to a bad start with a very harsh winter at the start of 1938.
• Continued disruption that was caused by the purges.
• Steel output grew insignificantly.
• There was a fuel crisis when oil production failed to meet its targets.
• Consumer industries took a back seat as defence concerns dominated.
• Many factories ran short of materials.
• Significant disruption was caused as industries were moved away from the vulnerable western regions to beyond the Urals.