Tweet
ACCORDING TO RA NSS HEAD, MULTIFACTOR ANALYSIS SHOULD BE MADE TO ASCERTAIN CAUSES OF DECLINE IN AGRICULTUTRAL OUTPUT
Noyan Tapan
Aug 23 2006
YEREVAN, AUGUST 23, NOYAN TAPAN. "A multifactor analysis is
necessary in order to ascertain causes of the 6.8% decline in the
gross agricultural output in January-July 2006 on the same period of
last year." Head of the RA National Statistical Service (NSS) Stepan
Mnatsakanian expressed this opinion, adding that the RA NSS published
the agricultural output indices of January-July 2006 by summarizing
the preliminary data which was collected in a hurry. In response to
NT correspondent's question whether the above mentioned decline was
not due to drought (although the officials of the agriculatural sphere
deny it), S. Mnatsakanian noted that based on the analysis of the 7.2%
growth in the agricultural sphere in January-June 2006 compared with
the same period of last year, it was conditioned by higher temperature
in June 2006 compared with the same month of last year, as a result of
which the plants grew more rapidly this year. "Under such conditions,
some part of July's harvest was transferred to June - this was the
explanation we heard," S. Mnatsakanian said.
Noyan Tapan
Aug 23 2006
YEREVAN, AUGUST 23, NOYAN TAPAN. "A multifactor analysis is
necessary in order to ascertain causes of the 6.8% decline in the
gross agricultural output in January-July 2006 on the same period of
last year." Head of the RA National Statistical Service (NSS) Stepan
Mnatsakanian expressed this opinion, adding that the RA NSS published
the agricultural output indices of January-July 2006 by summarizing
the preliminary data which was collected in a hurry. In response to
NT correspondent's question whether the above mentioned decline was
not due to drought (although the officials of the agriculatural sphere
deny it), S. Mnatsakanian noted that based on the analysis of the 7.2%
growth in the agricultural sphere in January-June 2006 compared with
the same period of last year, it was conditioned by higher temperature
in June 2006 compared with the same month of last year, as a result of
which the plants grew more rapidly this year. "Under such conditions,
some part of July's harvest was transferred to June - this was the
explanation we heard," S. Mnatsakanian said.