ARMENIA HAD FOURTH HIGHEST INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION GROWTH RATE IN CIS
YEREVAN, October 8. /ARKA/. Armenia had the fourth highest industrial
production growth rates among CIS countries – it recorded a 6.2%
increase in January-August 2013 compared to the same period of the
year before, the CIS Statistical Committee reported.
Kyrgyzstan topped the list with 16.2% growth, followed by Uzbekistan
(8.2%), Moldova (6.3%), Tajikistan (3.7%), Kazakhstan (2%) and
Azerbaijan (0.6%).
Russia’ industrial production output remained unchanged in the period.
No data are reported on Turkmenistan.
Industrial production declined in the period in Ukraine and Belarus –
by 5.2% and 4.8% respectively.
In general, CIS industrial production dropped by 0.2% in January-August
2013, against the same period of 2012.-0–
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