IN THE FIRST SEMESTER GDP IS 6, 1 PERCENT

LRAGIR.AM
17:15:22 – 20/04/2009

According to the data of the Armenian statistic service, the GDP during
the January-March 2009 decreased by 6, 1 percent in comparison with the
same period of the last year. The GDP scale for the first semester of
the year counted 465, 5 billion dram. Alongside with it, a GDP increase
of 9, 5 percent is noted in March in comparison with February. The
industrial decrease is 9, 5 percent in the fist semester and the
increase in March in comparison with February is 101, 9 percent. The
official number of the unemployment is 78, 7 thousand people.

The exportation decreased too by 47, 3 percent, and the importation by
22, 2 percent. The importation totally counted 658, 5 million dollars,
and the exportation – 123, 4 million dollar