THE PRESS RELEASE OF NKR NATIONAL STATISTICS SERVICE
Azat Artsakh – Nagorno Karabakh Republic [NKR]
29 April 05
INDUSTRY In the first quarter of 2005 3778.8 million drams worth of
products in actual prices were produced in the republic, growing by
108.9 per cent in comparable prices since the same period of 2004. The
growth of production excluding the branch of mining industry was 94.6
per cent. The absolute increase in production of goods was provided by
the mining industry. The sales of manufactured goods totaled 3965.2
million drams which increased by 124.3 per cent since the first
quarter of 2004. The average number of workers on payroll employed in
industry is 4244 increasing by 619 or 17.1 per cent since the same
period of 2004. Productive efficiency totaled 890.4 thousand drams
declining by 66.6 thousand drams or 7 per cent. In the first quarter
of the current year the average monthly salary in industry totaled 51
173 drams increasing by 3075 thousand since the same period in
2004. AGRICULTURE In the first quarter of the current year gross
agricultural output totaled 1439.9 million drams declining by 6.1 per
cent in comparable prices since the first quarter of 2004. In the
first quarter of 2005 431.5 tonnes of cattle and paultry (the
preslaughter weight) was sold, which is 66.3 per cent of the first
quarter of 2004, 6323.5 tonnes of milk (104.1 per cent) and 3680
thousand eggs were produced. BUILDING In the first quarter of 2005
building in the republic totaled 1470.3 million drams increasing by
328.7 million drams or 128.8 per cent since the first quarter of 2004.
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29-04-2005