ARMENIAN BRANDY PRODUCTION GROWS BY 16.2% IN JAN.-OCT. TO 11 MILLION LITERS

/ARKA/
December 2, 2011
YEREVAN

YEREVAN, December 2. /ARKA/. In the first ten months of 2011 production
of brandy in Armenia rose by 16.2% year-on-year to 11.157.8 million
liters, the National Statistical Service reported today. It said wine
production in the same time span rose by 8.7% to 4.5 million liters.

Production of vodka and other strong alcoholic drinks was said to have
slashed by 24.4% to 6.1 million liters. Local breweries produced in
the reported period of time 13 million liters of beers, by almost 5%
less than a year before.

Production of champagne grew by 15.9% to 323,800 liters. Production
of non-alcoholic drinks grew by 5.3% to 30.06 million liters.