YEREVAN, October 31. /ARKA/. In the Armenian economy in September 2011 growth of economic activity by 9% was registered compared to the same period of 2010, Armenian National Statistic Service informed ARKA News Agency. Growth of the given indicator was 17% in September 2011 compared to August 2011.
Growth of the given indicator in January-September 2011 was 6.4% compared to the same period of 2010.
According to statistical data, in the construction sphere decline of 25.2% was registered. Volume of construction works in September 2011 was over 49.1 billion drams increased by 19.4% compared to August 2011.
Growth of industry by 16.6% in September 2011 compared to the same period of 2010 provided the volume of industrial production by more than 92.7 billion drams increased by 9.4% in September compared to August.
In September 2011 the volume of agriculture increased by 18.6% compared to September 2010 making over 169 billion drams. This indicator increased in September 2011 by 39.8% compared to August 2011.
In the reporting period growth of foreign trade turnover by 26.7% was registered compared to the same period in 2010 making over 195.4 billion drams ($525.3 million). This indicator increased by 1.9% in September 2011 compared to August 2011.
In September 2011 the volume of the provided services increased by 3.5% compared to the same period of 2010 making over 79 billion drams. This indicator increased by 0.3% in September 2011 compared to August 2011.
According to the state budget, GDP growth in 2011 in Armenia was planned on the level of 4.6%. ($1-378.58 drams). –0—
MACROECONOMIC INDICATORS OF ARMENIA (September 2011)
| Economic indicators | September 2011 | September 2011 compared to September 2010 (%) | September 2011 compared to August 2011 (%) |
| Indicator of economic activity | x | 109.0 | 117.0 |
| Volume of industrial production, million drams | 92740.8 | 116.6 | 109.4 |
| Energy production, million kW/h | 486.5 | 84.2 | 76.4 |
| Gross product of agriculture, million drams | 169042.7 | 118.6 | 139.8 |
| Volume of construction, million drams | 49144.7 | 74.8 | 119.4 |
| Foreign trade turnover, million dollars, including | 525.3 | 126.7 | 101.9 |
| Export of goods | 142.9 | 148.4 | 121.8 |
| Import of goods | 382.4 | 120.1 | 96.0 |
| Monthly salary per employee, in drams | 114463 | 107.1 | 100.8 |
| Volume of trade turnover, million drams | 188603.6 | 101.7 | 104.6 |
| Volume of paid services rendered to population, million drams | 79012.0 | 103.5 | 100.3 |
| Index of consumer prices | x | 106.2 | 100.8 |
Data of Armenian National Statistic Service.
