The subject of the research is the Russian market of roofing materials for pitched roofs. As part of the research report there were the following segments described: 1. Tile: - ceramic; - sand-cement; - polymer-sand. 2. Slate (asbestos-cement sheets). 3. Shingle. 4. Euro slate. 5. Metal roofing: - steel sheets (roofing sheets and profiled sheeting); - metal tile. In addition, the report describes such rare roofing materials, as composite tile, fiber-cement slate, rubber slate, reed, natural tile, etc. The basic results of the current update: - updated the main quantitative and qualitative characteristics of the market in the period up to 2014 (size, dynamics and structure of the market, foreign trade and production); - updated sections on pricing and competitive analysis of various types of roofing materials; - updated information on the state of the construction industry in the period up to 2014, the adjusted development forecast up to 2018; - updated information on the factors affecting the development of the market of roofing materials for pitched roofs; - identified market trends in 2010-2013; - the adjusted market forecast to 2018, taking into account changes in the external environment. At the current moment more than 85% of pitched roofs in Russia belong to the old roofing fund, that means they were roofed more than 20 years ago. The major roofing materials of that time — asbestos-cement plates (slate) and roofing metal. Natural tile that has a longstanding history of usage is accounted for by about 1% of the total roofing fund of the pitched roofs in low-rise housing: this material has always been an expensive material of the premium class. Modern roofing materials began appearing at the Russian market since the end of the 90s, that is why their share in the structure of the total roofing fund of pitched roofs is low. However the growth of the volumes of establishment of dwelling-space allows to claim that the share of modern roofing materials in the total volume of pitched roofs will annually increase. The highest positions among the modern roofing materials belong to metal tile, the production of which is actively developing on the territory of the country. Less shares belong to euro slate and shingle. Research geography: Russia. Research chronology: - 2008–2013 — retrospective; - 2014–2018 — forecast. The research report contains 14 chapters. The first two chapters are introductive: they contain the overview of roofing materials, description of the main types of roofing materials for pitched roofs and their basic comparative characteristics. The 3rd chapter is devoted to the analysis of the market of roofing materials for pitched roofs, showing the structure of the market, its size and capacity. Chapters 4 to 8 particularly cover the segments of the market of roofing materials (tile, slate, shingle, euro slate and metal roofing including metal tile). Size and dynamics of the market, the indicators of the foreign trade and the size of domestic production are calculated for every type of roofing materials. Chapter 9 contains the data about the consumers of roofing materials for pitched roofs: their segmentation and preferences. The chapter also describes the factors influencing the decision to buy certain type of roofing. There is the general analytics on the construction branch in Russia the 10th chapter. It is focused on the low-rice housing construction, because pitched roofs and roofing materials for pitched roofs are used in it. Chapter 11 is dedicated to the PEST-analysis of the market of roofing materials for pitched roofs. There are political-legal, economic, social and technological factors influencing the market, described. The 12th chapter analyzes the degree of the investment attractiveness of every segment of the market of roofing materials and contains the average indicators of the annual growth and profitability before and after the financial crisis. The last two chapters cover the trends of the development of the market of roofing materials for pitched roofs in price and consumer segments, there are also the forecasts for the size and dynamics of the market until 2018.