YEREVAN, September 2, /ARKA/. Armenia’s industrial output in Jan.-July 2010 grew by 14.1% year-on-year to 434.5 billion Drams (in current prices), the National Statistical Service reported. Industrial sales amounted to 434.5 billion Drams. A total of 279.9 billion Drams worth output was sold to CIS counties. Sales to other countries amounted to 124 billion Drams.
Mining industry output in the reporting period of time grew by 34.2% from a year before to 80 billion Drams. The processing industry posted a 10.2% growth. It rose to 27.67 billion Drams; chemical industry output jumped by 39% to 5 billion Drams, production and distribution of electrical power, gas and water dropped by 2.8% to 67.8 billion Drams. -0-
ARMENIA‘S INDUSTRIAL OUTPUT IN JAN.-JULY BY TYPES OF ACTIVITY
| Output volume (work, services), ) in current prices, AMD (mln) | Sales of finished products, in current prices, AMD (mln) | Output (work, services) physical volume, in percent,
% |
|
| Total industry | 434 531.2 | 434 575.9 | 111.4 |
| Including
: |
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| Mining industry | 80 063.5 | 74 223.7 | 134.2 |
| Processing industry | 276 706.7 | 282 574.5 | 110.2 |
| Food production | 90 681.4 | 91 153.7 | 105.7 |
| Drinks production | 37 775.9 | 35 372.3 | 118.0 |
| Tobacco goods production | 8 793.6 | 9 378.8 | 84.9 |
| Textile industry | 130.0 | 169.6 | 63.6 |
| Clothes production | 1 752.7 | 1 753.6 | 123.6 |
| Printing and copying of information carriers | 4 830.2 | 4 697.4 | 98.8 |
| Chemical industry | 5 528.8 | 7 320.2 | 139.0 |
| Pharmaceutcal industry | 1 908.5 | 1 715.0 | 123.6 |
| Production of rubber and plastic goods | 4 347.5 | 4 508.2 | 108.9 |
| Production of other non-metallic mineral goods | 25 887.5 | 25 296.8 | 119.4 |
| Metalurgy | 71 597.1 | 77 145.8 | 105.4 |
| Production of finished metal items | 7 886.0 | 7 866.3 | 106.1 |
| Production of computers, electrical and optical devices | 1 935.6 | 2 198.8 | 124.9 |
| Production of electircla equipment | 1 899.1 | 2 110.9 | 110.5 |
| Production of machines and equipment, not included in other types | 1 104.6 | 1 382.1 | 59.5 |
| Furnitur production | 791.6 | 805.9 | 92.7 |
| Jewelry production | 5 271.7 | 5 099.5 | 157.6 |
| Other types of activity | 4 584.9 | 4 599.6 | 110.2 |
| Production and distribution of electrical power, gas, water and ventilating air | 67 799.5 | 67 799.5 | 97.2 |
| Water supply, waste water removal, waste management and recycling | 9 961.5 | 9 978.2 | 105.7 |
