Economy of the Ural federal district is characterized by appreciable institutional transformations. First of all, it concerns arrival on the market new and leaving from the market of the old enterprises and the organizations, that, alongside with other factors, defines growth of competitiveness of regions. The processes of development of small business, strengthening of market positions of the organizations with participation of the foreign capital, activisation of the market of merges and absorption of the companies operate also in the same direction. Noted tendencies are characteristic for economy of all Russia. However regional features, as between federal districts, and subjects of Federation are kept also.

The article deals with the careful portrayal of the results of survey analysis which was gathered amongst the participants of the Round table on the theme of "Transport corridor "Urals industrial – Urals Polar": look towards the future", which took place on the 20th February 2007.

The article is devoted to the hardship of clusters give an example Moscow cluster of textile industry.