INDICES OF SERVICES GREW, INDUSTRY WENT DOWN

KarabakhOpen
23-05-2008 13:50:20

In January-March 2008 the GDP in NKR totaled 14,136 million drams
compared with 12,063.8 million drams in 2007, said the head of
the National Statistics Service Manushak Minasyan during the press
conference yesterday.

According to her, service had a positive impact on the growth of
the GDP, 15.2 percent, the negative effect is the fall in industry
(8.2 percent), which was caused by fall in the rate of construction.

"Of the 5.6 percent growth of the GDP 2.8 percent was provided by
the sphere of government and defense, 1.2 percent communications,
1.1 percent industry, finance and loans. The share of the VAT on
service went up by 5.4 points. The share of production of goods went
down by 3.5 percent, tax on goods and imports by 2.4 percent," said
the head of the Statistics Service.