Interfax, Russia
Feb 1 2007

Armenia GDP grows 13%, foreign trade up 15% in 2006

YEREVAN. Feb 1 (Interfax) – The Armenian economy grew 13.4% in 2006
to 2.665 trillion dram, or $6.4 billion, a source in the National
Statistics Service told Interfax.

The volume of construction increased 37.1% to 623.1 billion dram, or
$1.5 billion, which was behind the growth in GDP.

Industrial output fell 0.9% to 644 billion dram. The generation of
electricity fell 5.9% to 5.941 billion kilowatt-hours.

Retail trade grew 10.5% to 820.8 billion dram.

Foreign trade increased 15.2% to 1.314 trillion dram, or $3.198
billion.