According to the results of the last 5 months of this year, Armenia is in 4th place in industrial growth among CIS countries. Armenian industrial growth is 12.1% compared to the same period last year, Panorama.am reports.
The leader among CIS countries is Kyrgyzstan, with a growth rate of 56.8%. The Intergovernmental Statistical Committee of the CIS clarified that such indicators are due to the gold mines of ‘Kumtor’ working at full capacity.
Second and third places go to Tajikistan and Ukraine, where the rates of industrial growth are 14.5% and 12.6% respectively.
In Kazakhstan, industrial growth rose by 11.9% in the last 5 months, in Russia – 10.3%, Belarus – 7.7%, Uzbekistan – 7%, Moldavia – 6.1%, Azerbaijan – 4.3%.
The average industrial growth indicator in CIS countries for January-May is 11%, compared to 2009.
