Belarus posts highest CIS industrial growth in 10 mths

Belarus posts highest CIS industrial growth in 10 mths

Interfax
Dec 6 2004

Moscow. (Interfax) – Belarus posted the highest industrial growth,
up 16.1% year-on-year, among CIS nations in January-October, the CIS
Interstate Statistical Committee said.

Growth was 15.2% in Tajikistan, 13.6% in Ukraine, 7.1% in Kyrgyzstan,
10% in Kazakhstan, 6.3% in Moldova, 4.6% in Georgia, 6.2% in Russia,
5.5% in Azerbaijan and 1.5% in Armenia. The committee did not give
figures for Turkmenistan or Uzbekistan.

CIS industrial growth was 8% year-on-year. GDP grew 7.5% in the
Commonwealth as a whole. Retail turnover was up 12%.

GDP grew 12.7% in Ukraine, 11% in Tajikistan, 11.1% in Belarus, 9.7%
in Armenia, 9.9% in Azerbaijan, 6.8% in Kyrgyzstan and 6.6% in Russia.