PRODUCTION OF ARMENIAN BRANDY IN JAN.-MARCH GROWS BY 5.8% TO 2.9 MILLION LITERS

/ ARKA /
May 3, 2011
YEREVAN

Production of Armenian brandy in the first three months of 2011 grew by
5.8% year-on-year to 2.906.4 million liters, the National Statistical
Service (NSS) told ARKA. It also said that production of wine slashed
by 9.2% to 873,300 liters.

Overall, production if alcoholic beverages slashed by 28.9% from the
same time span of 2010 to 946,500 liters.

Production of champagne wines was said to have dropped by 10.5% to
48,400 liters and production of beer fell by 13.9% to 1.6 million
liters. Production of non-alcoholic drinks increased by 9.9% to 7.262
million liters.

From: A. Papazian