Trade Grows By 5.9%, Services By 16.2% In Armenia In First Half Of 2

TRADE GROWS BY 5.9%, SERVICES BY 16.2% IN ARMENIA IN FIRST HALF OF 2008 ON SAME PERIOD OF 2007

Noyan Tapan

Au g 19, 2008

YEREVAN, AUGUST 19, NOYAN TAPAN. Trade amounted to 659 bln 614.1 mln
drams or over 2 bln 144.5 mln USD in current prices in Armenia in
January-June 2008, growing by 5.9% in comparable prices as compared
with the index of the same period of 2007.

According to the RA National Statistical Service, retail tarde made
412 bln 893.4 mln drams in current prices in January-June 2008,
growing by 5% in comparable prices on the same period of last year.

Services amounted to 324 bln 49.7 mln drams in current prices
in January-June 2008, increasing by 16.2% in comparable prices as
compared with the respective index of 2007.