Industrial production growth of CIS countries
According to the data released by Interstate Statistical Committee of the
CIS, the overall industrial
production of the
CIS countries increased 9% month on month in March. The figure is 10% higher than the figure of March 2004.
Through the first quarter of 2005,
Belarus saw the highest industrial
production growth with 11.6% year on year.
Azerbaijan was second with 10.3%.
Tajikistan's
production grew 8.2% year on year while
Kazakhstan's industrial
production grew 7.4%.
Georgia and
Ukraine saw 7.1% growth in their industrial productions.
Russia ranked only the eighth with 3.9% growth.
Kyrgyzstan has been the only
CIS country which saw a narrowing down in industrial
production with 4.7% decline.