AZERBAIJAN POSTS HIGHEST CIS INDUSTRIAL GROWTH IN 8 MTHS

Interfax, Russia
Oct 3 2006

MOSCOW. Oct 3 (Interfax) – Azerbaijan had the highest year-on-year
industrial growth among CIS countries – 40.5% – in January-August,
the CIS Interstate Statistical Committee said.

Growth was 12.7% in Belarus, 6.6% in Kazakhstan, 5.7% in Tajikistan,
5.4% in Ukraine and 4.3% in Russia, the committee said.

Industrial output fell 9.6% in Kyrgyzstan, 5.7% in Moldova and 0.9%
in Armenia.

The committee did not give figures for Georgia, Turkmenistan or
Uzbekistan.