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ARMENIA SHOWS 7.2% YEAR-ON-YEAR ECONOMIC GROWTH IN JAN-APR 2010
ARKA
May 31, 2010
YEREVAN
YEREVAN, May 31. /ARKA/. Armenia showed 7.2% year-on-year economic
growth in Jan-Apr 2010, National Statistical Service of Armenia
reports.
The country's GDP amounted to AMD 777558.4 million, and year-on-year
deflator index was 110.2% in the mentioned period.
According to the statistical report, 6.4% year-on-year gross added
value growth in Jan-Apr 2010 (against 7.9% drop in Jan-Apr 2009)
contributed 5.5 percentage points to real GDP, and 12.2% year-on-year
growth in tax receipts at the mentioned period (against 17.7%
reduction a year earlier) spurred GDP growth by 1.7 points (against
2.8% curbing effect in Jan-Apr 2009).
Construction, with its 19.1% rally in Jan-Apr 2010, added 1.4
percentage points to GDP growth, while at the same period a year
earlier, the sector slowed down it by 4.8 points.
Industry's nine-percent growth contributed 1.6 points to GDP against
2.3% stemming effect a year earlier.
Instead, agriculture, forestry and fishery's 0.9% decline curbed GDP
growth by 0.1 points.
Financial and real estate sectors, with their 14.6% growth, propelled
GDP growth by 1.8%.
Gross added value's share in GDP was 85.4% in Jan-Apr 2010 against
86.1% at the same period a year before.
Industry, including energy, had 20.1% in GDP in Jan-Apr 2010 against
17.6% a year earlier.
Agriculture, forestry and fishery's share in GDP was 7.9% and
construction sector's 7.6%.
The share of trade, cars, transport and communications was 25.3%
and services 53%.
Taxes, excluding subsidies, made up 14.6% of GDP.
Per-capita GDP amounted to AMD 239175 or $619 (â~B¬450) in Jan-Apr
2010.
Armenia's economy declined 9.4% in Jan-Apr 2009.
In the 2010 government budget, GDP growth is planned at
1.2%. ($1=ã~@~@AMD 379.94) M.V.
From: A. Papazian
ARKA
May 31, 2010
YEREVAN
YEREVAN, May 31. /ARKA/. Armenia showed 7.2% year-on-year economic
growth in Jan-Apr 2010, National Statistical Service of Armenia
reports.
The country's GDP amounted to AMD 777558.4 million, and year-on-year
deflator index was 110.2% in the mentioned period.
According to the statistical report, 6.4% year-on-year gross added
value growth in Jan-Apr 2010 (against 7.9% drop in Jan-Apr 2009)
contributed 5.5 percentage points to real GDP, and 12.2% year-on-year
growth in tax receipts at the mentioned period (against 17.7%
reduction a year earlier) spurred GDP growth by 1.7 points (against
2.8% curbing effect in Jan-Apr 2009).
Construction, with its 19.1% rally in Jan-Apr 2010, added 1.4
percentage points to GDP growth, while at the same period a year
earlier, the sector slowed down it by 4.8 points.
Industry's nine-percent growth contributed 1.6 points to GDP against
2.3% stemming effect a year earlier.
Instead, agriculture, forestry and fishery's 0.9% decline curbed GDP
growth by 0.1 points.
Financial and real estate sectors, with their 14.6% growth, propelled
GDP growth by 1.8%.
Gross added value's share in GDP was 85.4% in Jan-Apr 2010 against
86.1% at the same period a year before.
Industry, including energy, had 20.1% in GDP in Jan-Apr 2010 against
17.6% a year earlier.
Agriculture, forestry and fishery's share in GDP was 7.9% and
construction sector's 7.6%.
The share of trade, cars, transport and communications was 25.3%
and services 53%.
Taxes, excluding subsidies, made up 14.6% of GDP.
Per-capita GDP amounted to AMD 239175 or $619 (â~B¬450) in Jan-Apr
2010.
Armenia's economy declined 9.4% in Jan-Apr 2009.
In the 2010 government budget, GDP growth is planned at
1.2%. ($1=ã~@~@AMD 379.94) M.V.
From: A. Papazian